What type of property is Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF last sold for £520,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £275,000 in July 2005, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

Across 2 sales between July 2005 and January 2022, Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF rose from £275,000 to £520,000, a change of £245,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

The current EPC rating for Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in May 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX1 1HF. Source: EPC Register.

How is Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF heated?

The latest EPC at Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF is in council tax band E.

Where is Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF located?

Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF sits in Oxford. It falls within the OX1 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

How safe is the area around Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

Police records around Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (75% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

The closest primary school to Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF is St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School (699m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Activate Learning (154m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF?

The closest bus stop to Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, OX1 1HF is Westgate, 138m away. The nearest bus option is Gloucester Green Bus Station, 331m away.

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Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF

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Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Empress Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Empress Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. At 68 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in Empress Court, where floor areas span 45–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 29 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£710/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes
BalconyYes
Notable viewsYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Empress Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2022

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Empress Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

10applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 3 things worth checking at Empress Court

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£520,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

31 January 2022Most recent
£520,000
+89.1%over 16 years
28 July 2005
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1HF: £365,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in OX1 1HF

On the street

Versus other Woodin S Way homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Empress Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,647

Street avg £6,349

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Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 65 m²

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Oxford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Westgate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Activate Learning. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 1HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

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