Empress Court, Apartment 68, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HG

Empress Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 56 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in Empress Court, where floor areas span 40–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (59 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 55.8% above the 2005 sale of £249,000.