What type of property is 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR sell for?

27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR last sold for £570,000 in January 2022, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £135,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR changed over time?

Across 5 sales between January 1997 and January 2022, 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR rose from £135,000 to £570,000, a change of £435,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

The current EPC rating for 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in March 2024. It has dropped from a D recorded in May 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX1 1JR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR heated?

The latest EPC at 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR located?

27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR sits in Oxford. It falls within the OX1 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

How safe is the area around 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

Police records around 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR show an average of 286 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

The closest primary school to 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR is West Oxford Community Primary School (645m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Activate Learning (297m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

The closest bus stop to 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR is Park End Street, 123m away. The nearest rail option is Oxford Rail Station, 276m away.

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

Solar panels5 sales on record

Estimated value

£583,000

Since the 2022 sale (£570,000)+2%
Against OX1 1JR's recent median (£391,000)+49%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 02

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Tenure

Freehold

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£583,000

Against its 2022 sale (£570,000)+2%
Against OX1 1JR's recent median (£391,000)+49%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 27 Castle Mews is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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
86 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2024
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in OX1 1JR
5 sales, median £391,000 (2025–2023)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 27 Castle Mews was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

14 January 2022Most recent
£570,000
+26.7%over 6 years
14 May 2015
£450,000
+18.4%over 4 years
8 September 2010
£380,000
+149.2%over 11 years
12 April 1999
£152,500
+13.0%over 2 years
20 January 1997
£135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1JR: £391,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in OX1 1JR

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 27 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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Overview

About 27 Castle Mews

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

27 Castle Mews is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. Tenure is freehold. At 86 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (45–86 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 81). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold January 2022 for £570,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes
Solar panelsYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

27 Castle Mews sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Mar 2024

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 March 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2011from May 2010

EPC improved fromD67toC73

Mar 2024from Aug 2011

EPC improved fromC73toE48

Heating System

Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

8%88%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Castle Mews has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

On epc rating, 27 Castle Mews runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,628

Street avg £6,263

On par

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

Strongly below

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.

Full Oxford report

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%

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A Local Area 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· 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

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 27 Castle Mews is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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. 5 sales are recorded for 27 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 27 Castle Mews was lodged in March 2024 at band E and is valid until March 2034. 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 27 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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