Empress Court, Apartment 8, 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 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 6th 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.
Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£751/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 28 EPCs). Last sale on file: £388,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- LiftYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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
Empress Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 16 years.
£388,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2021Most recent
£388,000
+61.7%over 14 years22 April 2007
£240,000
+35.5%over 1 year22 September 2005
£177,072
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1HF: £365,000 (2023–2022).
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 58, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF
Sold Dec 2022
£365,000Empress 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
£520,000
Versus other Woodin S Way homes
Price per m² for Empress Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,083
Street avg £6,334
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB







