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Bookbinders Court, Apartment 6, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Floor area
37 m²
398 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bookbinders Court

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

Bookbinders Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX1 1HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 37 m² this is the 2nd 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 bottom. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2006–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 11.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£640/sq ft) was about 42.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. At 37 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 16 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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bookbinders Court

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

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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.

Bookbinders 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 05 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bookbinders Court, Apartment 6, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bookbinders 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 Bookbinders 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.

Bookbinders Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.8% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£255,000

Growth on file: 14.8% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2013Most recent

    £255,000

    +168.4%over 7 years
  2. 3 August 2006

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1HQ: £361,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

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.

Bookbinders Court is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£6,892

Street avg £5,563

Above

Floor Area

37 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bookbinders 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

0.1 km

Park End Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Activate Learning. 20 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 1HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 1HQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 1HQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

Low
55 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bookbinders Court, Apartment 6, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1HQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.