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Get startedVictoria 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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 (107 m² across 24 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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Victoria House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 22 years.
£65,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 22 years.
Victoria House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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
High Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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20 August 2021Most recent
£65,000
+12.1%over 22 years2 March 1999
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 5DG: £275,000 (2023–2021).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
OX16 5HP
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury. 20 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB
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