Flat, 198 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7BY

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 80 m² this is the 21st 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 (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 149.5% above the 2000 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 3 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision.