137a, Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HU

137a is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 66 m² this is the 12th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–255 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57).

Held since August 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. At 66 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 sits 184.3% above the 1999 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 62.3% below the postcode norm.