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About Vale Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Vale Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 112.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £825,000.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- 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.
Vale Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Vale Cottage, Bell Hill, Hook Norton, Banbury, OX15 5NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Vale Cottage has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2024OutlineGranted
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for replacement of front door and to replace railings with a wall
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Vale Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£802,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£825,000
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.
Years Held for Vale Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,093
Street avg £2,487
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
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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.
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