65 Copse Lane, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0AT

65 Copse Lane is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Marston, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 45.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 98.6% above the 2002 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 82.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 30 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.