9 Olney Court, Marlborough Road, Oxford, OX1 4LZ

9 Olney Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 4LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

It hasn't traded since January 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 262.2% above the 1999 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 60% below the postcode norm.