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Get started4 Barton Hill Cottages is a detached house in Shutford, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Removal of condition 2 (use of dwelling) of 98/00682/F - The condition was imposed limiting occupation of the dwelling to persons employed at the site as the home was proposed without a dedicated garden or parking area, consequently, 4 Barton Hill Cottages was reliant on the grounds of the larger property to meet amenity standards. Amendment of Condition 3 (parking) to reflect new parking arrangement
4 Barton Hill Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
4 Barton Hill Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 181 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
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Median price across the last 5 sales in OX15 6PG: £640,000 (2024–2020).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
George and Dragon — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB