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About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 114.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £272,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£272,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bell Hill homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Orchard Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,132
Street avg £2,482
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX15 5NG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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