5b, Fairfax Avenue, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0RP

5b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marston, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–131 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 23 units on file.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 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. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 sits 223.3% above the 1999 sale of £96,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 22 EPCs).