1 Beechfield Crescent, Banbury, OX16 9AR

1 Beechfield Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 81.3% above the 2011 sale of £176,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 13 EPCs).