Victoria House, Garden Flat, 13 Albert Street, Banbury, OX16 5DG

Victoria House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Banbury (OX16 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Victoria House (33–35 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 76). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 86.2% above the 2021 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.