Wood Elf Cottage, High Street, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NG

Wood Elf Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cropredy, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 sits 56.7% above the 2009 sale of £149,950. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.