5 The Old Bank, Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AE
About 5 The Old Bank
5 The Old Bank is a semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 42 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 The Old Bank has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 The Old Bank has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£153,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 0AE: £149,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in OX16 0AE
1 Woolpack Mews, Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AE
Sold Dec 2021
£127,0002 The Old Bank, Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AE
Sold Sept 2021
£205,0003 Woolpack Mews, Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AE
Sold Jan 2019
£149,000Stormark House 30a, Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AE
Sold Oct 2016
£450,0004 Woolpack Mews, Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AE
Sold Apr 2015
£120,000
Versus other Horse Fair homes
5 The Old Bank outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Horse Fair — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







