Empress Court, Apartment 58, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
About Empress Court
Empress Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Empress Court (45–138 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity.
Last sale on file: £365,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£754/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 28 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- LiftYes
Energy performance
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Empress Court has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 17 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2022Most recent
£365,000
+55.3%over 12 years31 March 2010
£235,000
+62.1%over 4 years16 October 2005
£145,000
-31.0%27 July 2005
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1HF: £388,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in OX1 1HF
Empress Court, Apartment 62, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
Sold Oct 2023
£330,000Empress Court, Apartment 38, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
Sold Jul 2023
£1,100,000Empress Court, Apartment 10, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
Sold May 2022
£360,000Empress Court, Apartment 4, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
Sold Jan 2022
£520,000Empress Court, Apartment 8, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
Sold Nov 2021
£388,000
Versus other Woodin S Way homes
Empress Court is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£8,111
Street avg £6,333
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB







