Little Manor House, Bell Hill, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5NG

Little Manor House is a four-bedroom detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

It hasn't traded since December 1996, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £753,000 sits 250.2% above the 1996 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.