Merry Bower Cottage, Philcote Street, Deddington, Banbury, OX15 0TB

Merry Bower Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Deddington, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 0TB). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since November 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 sits 354.9% above the 1995 sale of £118,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 81% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.