1 Edgcote Drive Cottages, Edgcote, Banbury, OX17 1AG

1 Edgcote Drive Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Edgcote, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–149 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.