Oakley Cottage, Colesbourne Road, Bloxham, Banbury, OX15 4TB

Oakley Cottage is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bloxham, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 4TB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £228,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.