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Empress Court, Apartment 108, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HG

EPC B
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Floor area
41 m²
437 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band C
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 one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 437 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 4th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in Empress Court, where floor areas span 40–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Across 2012–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£767/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 41 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 39 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • BalconyYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Empress Court

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 06 Mar 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2012from Jun 2010
EPC improved fromC75toB83
Heating Controls
Full ControlProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Mar 2012from Feb 2012
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Empress Court, Apartment 108, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Empress Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

10applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at Empress Court

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.
Current estimate

£332,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£335,000

Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 July 2015Most recent

    £335,000

    +48.9%over 3 years
  2. 27 February 2012

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1HG: £365,000 (2021–2016).

On the street

Versus other Woodin S Way homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Empress Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,251

Street avg £5,333

Strongly above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Empress Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Westgate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Activate Learning. 21 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX1 1HG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 1HG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 1HG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Empress Court, Apartment 108, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.