Flat 1, 1 Ferry Hinksey Road, Oxford, OX2 0BY

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–76 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 38 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£648/sq ft) was about 100.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.