The Wickets, Church Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DU

The Wickets is a four-bedroom detached house in Greatworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2DU). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 69.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.