Penthouse, Manor Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EL

Penthouse is a detached house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3EL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2019. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 99.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.