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About The Old Bakery
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Bakery is a semi-detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £655,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Bakery's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Bakery, Bell Hill, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at The Old Bakery is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Sept 2006Tree WorksTreesGranted
Fell Two Leylandi.
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£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£585,000
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 habitable rooms, The Old Bakery stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,232
Street avg £2,720
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
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