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Grendon Cottage, Manor Road, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QT

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 15
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Grendon Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Grendon Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold November 2019 for £290,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 22.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 143.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Grendon Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Grendon Cottage, Manor Road, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Grendon Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Grendon Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£355,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£290,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 November 2019Most recent

    £290,000

    +22.1%over 12 years

  2. 24 September 2007

    £237,500

    +90.0%over 8 years

  3. 3 June 1999

    £125,000

    +28.2%over 1 year

  4. 28 August 1997

    £97,500

    +43.4%over 1 year

  5. 26 January 1996

    £68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1QT: £310,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Manor Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Grendon Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,143

Street avg £2,821

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 93 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Grendon Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£363k

1 Church Lane, Mollington

OX17 1AZ

3 bed
£366k

1 Chapel Street, Warmington

OX17 1DB

3 bed1 bath
£375k

1 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden

OX17 1LE

3 bed1 bath
£650k

1 Cropredy Lane, Williamscot

OX17 1AD

2 bed
£382k

1 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton

OX17 1RN

3 bed
£403k

1 Culworth Road, Chipping Warden

OX17 1LB

3 bed1 bath
£416k

1 Bignolds Close, Claydon

OX17 1ER

3 bed
£447k

1 Chapel Cottages, Wardington

OX17 1SP

3 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Banbury report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Bell Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 1QT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX17 1QT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 1QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Grendon Cottage, Manor Road, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.