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Get startedSteps Cottage, St Thomas Street, Deddington, Banbury, OX15 0SY
4 sales on record
About Steps Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Steps Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Deddington, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 0SY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 151.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2019. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold November 2024 for £380,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Steps Cottage, St Thomas Street, Deddington, Banbury, OX15 0SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2019Change of UseFullGranted
Change of use of a 3 bedroom cottage from residential to a holiday let.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Steps Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2024)
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other St Thomas Street homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Steps Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,032
Street avg £3,821
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Banbury district page.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX15 0SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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