Brookside, Bell Hill, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5NG

Brookside is a four-bedroom detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £599,500.