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Get started4 Edgecote Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–93 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (37 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on oil.
At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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).
4 Edgecote Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£159,000
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.
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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in OX15 5LF: £265,000 (2025–1996).
OX15 5SL
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