7 Butler Close, Oxford, OX2 6JG

7 Butler Close is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 6JG). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 52 units on file.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 59.5% above the 2011 sale of £163,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£473/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.