3 Dering Cottages, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
About 3 Dering Cottages
3 Dering Cottages is a semi-detached house in Greatworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 130% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold November 2024 for £320,000.
Energy performance
3 Dering Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 3 Dering Cottages, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
- May 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey front extension, two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension, new windows and doors, works to parking area walls and permeable tarmac finish & associated works
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- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/0197/FULL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsAug 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Dering Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 25 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2024Most recent
£320,000
+481.8%over 25 years10 June 1999
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2DW: £285,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in OX17 2DW
8 Dering Cottages, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
Sold Dec 2022
£440,0002 Dering Cottages, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
Sold Sept 2018
£290,0005 Dering Cottages, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
Sold Feb 2018
£280,000Almond House, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
Sold Oct 2016
£258,0001 Dering Cottages, Helmdon Road, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DW
Sold Oct 2016
£285,000
Versus other Helmdon Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Dering Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,848
Street avg £3,171
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.3 km
The Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Greatworth Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







