42 Alexandra Road, Oxford, OX2 0DB

42 Alexandra Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 sits 74.9% above the 2010 sale of £335,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 17 EPCs).