The Red House, Flat 6, Keyser Road, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4AN

The Red House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bodicote, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 4AN). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in The Red House, where floor areas span 26–95 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 (40 versus a best of 75).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 is 11.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 106.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.