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Get startedSparrows End is a semi-detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Sparrows End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Sparrows End has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£351,000
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.
On epc rating, Sparrows End runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Median price across the last 5 sales in OX15 5LF: £265,000 (2025–1996).
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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