Flat 233a, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HN

Flat 233a is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 4th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 77).

At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.