The Old Reading Room, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1BD

The Old Reading Room is an end-of-terrace house in Mollington, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 17.8% above the 2017 sale price.