Heyford House, Flat 6, 7 Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RP

Heyford House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Heyford House, where floor areas span 41–63 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 (39 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 19.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £111,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.