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Get started148 Alma Road is a detached house in Banbury (OX16 4RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 7th smallest of 67 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 66 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2023 for £145,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
148 Alma Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 14 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 14 years.
Price per m² for 148 Alma Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,265
Street avg £3,048
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Merton Street Mosque — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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30 November 2023Most recent
£145,000
+20.8%over 11 years1 March 2012
£120,000
+2.6%over 2 years26 June 2009
£117,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 4RQ: £158,500 (2025–2024).
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
OX16 4TF
Closest school
0.2 km
Dashwood Banbury Academy. 19 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
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