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 £272,000 sits 353.3% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 August 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 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).
£272,000
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
50/mo
Falling 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.
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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







