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The Lion Brewery, Flat 20, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JE

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About The Lion Brewery

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

The Lion Brewery is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1JE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 80 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 55 units on EPC record in The Lion Brewery, where floor areas span 46–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£618/sq ft) was about 58.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £532,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Lion Brewery

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2019from Jul 2009
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Lion Brewery, Flat 20, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Lion Brewery 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 The Lion Brewery

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£566,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£532,500

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2022Most recent

    £532,500

    +3.4%over 5 years
  2. 13 October 2016

    £515,000

    +74.6%over 6 years
  3. 12 March 2010

    £295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1JE: £495,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other St Thomas Street homes

Four headline reads against 53 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Lion Brewery runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,656

Street avg £5,431

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 93 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Lion Brewery

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 1JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

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 The Lion Brewery, Flat 20, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.