7 Brassey Close, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AS

7 Brassey Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Chipping Norton (OX7 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2013) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 42% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 119 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.