5 Beauchamp Place, Oxford, OX4 3NE

5 Beauchamp Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 6th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 43 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 49 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 42.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.