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

Property type
End terrace
Floor 03
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Empress Court

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

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.

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. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£664/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015).

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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 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2024from Mar 2014
EPC improved fromC74toD64
Low Energy Lighting
18%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Empress Court, Apartment 118, 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.

Latest sale on Empress Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£692,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 10 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£750,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 August 2015Most recent

    £750,000

    +87.5%over 10 years
  2. 29 June 2005

    £400,000

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.

Floor Area for Empress Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,143

Street avg £5,379

Above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below
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 118, Woodin S Way, Oxford, OX1 1HG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.