Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bookbinders Court, Apartment 16, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ
EPC B
Estimated value
£269,000
- Against OX1 1HQ's recent median (£361,000)-25%
Newest record on this page: March 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
39 m²
420 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Social Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£269,000
- Against OX1 1HQ's recent median (£361,000)-25%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bookbinders Court is modelled from its 39 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX1 1HQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
39 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2009
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in OX1 1HQ
5 sales, median £361,000 (2023–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bookbinders Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1HQ: £361,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OX1 1HQ
Bookbinders Court, Apartment 1, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ
Sold Mar 2023
£420,000Bookbinders Court, Apartment 4, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ
Sold Jul 2020
£315,000Bookbinders Court, Apartment 8, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ
Sold Oct 2019
£336,000Bookbinders Court, Apartment 3, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ
Sold Aug 2019
£361,000Bookbinders Court, Apartment 6, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ
Sold Oct 2013
£255,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Bookbinders Court, Apartment 16, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Bookbinders Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bookbinders Court is a property in Oxford (OX1 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 39 m² this is the 4th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Bookbinders Court, where floor areas span 36–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
At 39 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bookbinders Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2019
Current Certificate
Sept 2009EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 September 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bookbinders Court, Apartment 16, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Bookbinders Court has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other St Thomas Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, Bookbinders Court stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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
286/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park End Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Activate Learning. 20 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Activate Learning16 plus245m
- West Oxford Community Primary SchoolPrimary749m
- St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary814m
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary853m
Nearest stops
- Park End StreetBus stop109m
- New RoadBus stop164m
- WestgateBus stop203m
- WestgateBus stop250m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,485 reports31%
- Shoplifting727 reports15%
- Other Theft483 reports10%
- Public Order459 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX1 1HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC BNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Bookbinders Court is modelled from its 39 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX1 1HQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Bookbinders Court, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Bookbinders Court was lodged in September 2009 at band B and expired in September 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Bookbinders Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX1 1HQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Bookbinders Court is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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