The Old Stone House, South Close, Greatworth, Banbury, OX17 2DZ

The Old Stone House is a five-bedroom detached house in Greatworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 41.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.