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26 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR

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
Overview

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 2 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 52.6% 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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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
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

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

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.

Notable planning nearby

10applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Castle Mews

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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£349,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£380,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 January 2022Most recent

    £380,000

    +270.7%over 24 years
  2. 21 February 1997

    £102,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1JR: £385,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

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 £6,213

Above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Castle Mews

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

0.3 km

Activate Learning. 17 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 1JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 1JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 1JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

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 26 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.