Flat 2, 21 Chilswell Road, Oxford, OX1 4PQ

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 691 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. At 64 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 90.9% above the 2003 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).