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1 planning record
About Hilary Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hilary Cottage is a detached house in Horley, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 6BD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2023. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, 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.
Hilary Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hilary Cottage, Wroxton Lane, Horley, Banbury, OX15 6BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2014Tree WorksTreesGranted
T1 x Purple Cherry Plum - Coppice to height of unions
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hilary Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Wroxton Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hilary Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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