The Lodge, Flat 4, Bayworth Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DF

The Lodge is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Boars Hill, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in The Lodge, where floor areas span 33–83 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 (53 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £189,450. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.