Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
26 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR
Estimated value
£368,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£380,000)-3%
- Against OX1 1JR's recent median (£391,000)-6%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£368,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£380,000)-3%
- Against OX1 1JR's recent median (£391,000)-6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 26 Castle Mews is modelled from its 55 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX1 1JR. 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
55 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in OX1 1JR
5 sales, median £391,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Sales timeline
26 January 2022Most recent
£380,000
+270.7%over 24 years21 February 1997
£102,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1JR: £391,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OX1 1JR
3 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR
Sold Nov 2025
£400,0009 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR
Sold Aug 2025
£380,00018 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR
Sold Mar 2025
£391,00016 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR
Sold Sept 2023
£440,00021 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR
Sold Jul 2023
£375,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 26 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR. 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 26 Castle Mews
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Castle Mews is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 9th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 27 units on file.
Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£642/sq ft) was about 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 September 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Sept 2020from Mar 2009
Low Energy Lighting
25%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation
ExtractNatural
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26 Castle Mews 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 26 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
26 Castle Mews is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£6,909
Street avg £6,251
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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
0.3 km
Activate Learning. 17 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Activate Learning16 plus297m
- West Oxford Community Primary SchoolPrimary645m
- St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary822m
- St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolPrimary874m
Nearest stops
- Park End StreetBus stop123m
- Frideswide SquareBus stop158m
- New RoadBus stop253m
- Oxford Rail StationRailway station276m
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 1JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 26 Castle Mews is modelled from its 55 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX1 1JR. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 26 Castle Mews. 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 26 Castle Mews was lodged in September 2020 at band D and is valid until September 2030. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 26 Castle Mews. 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 17 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX1 1JR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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