Maple Cottage, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
About Maple Cottage
Maple Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cropredy, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1NT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 77 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 40% above the 2011 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 February 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Maple Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 14 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 April 2011Most recent
£210,000
-4.5%over 3 years17 May 2007
£220,000
+57.1%over 6 years28 September 2000
£140,000
+64.7%over 2 years16 August 1998
£85,000
+17.2%over 1 year25 November 1996
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1NT: £425,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in OX17 1NT
Ashdown, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jul 2024
£425,000Creampot Cottage, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jun 2021
£520,000Wedgewood, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jul 2020
£418,000Reads House, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jul 2018
£465,000Elderberry End, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Feb 2016
£388,000
Versus other Creampot Lane homes
Floor Area for Maple Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,727
Street avg £3,407
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Brasenose Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







