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Get started1 Country Cottages is a semi-detached house in Hook Norton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5NL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 21.1% below the 2023 sale of £350,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£707/sq ft) was about 280.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2023 for £350,000.
1 Country Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history at 1 Country Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
T1 Common Beech (approx. 18m tall) reduce canopy by approx. 25-30%, equating to approx. 3m from extremities, and shape to suit. All pruning cuts to appropriate growth points.
1 Country Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2009.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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T1 - Beech - Reduce crown up tob3m, varying reduction length to shape crown. Raise crown up to 2m to uniform height. Prune 1m clearance around BT cables.
2 more applications for this property
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10 August 2023Most recent
£350,000
+43.7%over 9 years24 October 2013
£243,500
+87.3%over 4 years6 October 2009
£130,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in OX15 5NL: £140,000 (2022–1995).
OX15 5PN
The Pear Tree Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hook Norton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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