Empress Court, Apartment 118, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HG

Empress Court is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1HG). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. At 105 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Empress Court (40–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 18.5% below the 2015 sale of £750,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£664/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015).