25 Merman Rise, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes, MK4 4GS

25 Merman Rise is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxley Park, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes (MK4 4GS). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–212 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2007–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 51.4% above the 2015 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015.