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About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 sits 379.3% above the 1998 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 60.5% below the postcode norm. At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Bell Hill, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jun 2009ExtensionFullRefused
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single story front extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£82,000
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.
The Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£976
Street avg £3,002
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Banbury district page.
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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