196b, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7BY

196b is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 35 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 sits 50.1% above the 2004 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£995/sq ft) was about 122.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.