2 Manor Cottages, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU
About 2 Manor Cottages
2 Manor Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Greatworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since September 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. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 360% above the 1995 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 69.7% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Manor Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Manor Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 1995Most recent
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2DU: £595,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in OX17 2DU
Kepple Gate, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU
Sold Jan 2022
£580,000The Wickets, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU
Sold Mar 2021
£795,000Mavis Bank, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU
Sold Nov 2019
£640,000Wheat Barn, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU
Sold Apr 2018
£595,0001 Manor Cottages, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU
Sold Sept 2017
£305,000
Versus other Church Road homes
2 Manor Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£789
Street avg £3,966
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Greatworth Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







