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Get started2 Edgecote Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on bottled lpg. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Certificate of lawful use existing - continued use of cottages as 3 No dwelling house freehold properties
2 Edgecote Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
2 Edgecote Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Relaxation of condition 2 of CHN.394/88 to allow the three holiday cottages to be used as individual private dwellings and alterations to existing access (as amended by site plan received on 19.03.03).
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX15 5LF: £265,000 (2025–1996).
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
OX15 5TP
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hook Norton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB