What kind of home is 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

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

When did 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR last change hands?

4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR last sold for £390,000 in December 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £115,000 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between February 1997 and December 2014, 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR rose from £115,000 to £390,000, a change of £275,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

The current EPC rating for 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft). That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX1 1JR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR use?

The latest EPC at 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR in?

4 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 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

Police records around 4 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.

What schools are near 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

The closest primary school to 4 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 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, OX1 1JR?

The closest bus stop to 4 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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4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£421,000

Since the 2014 sale (£390,000)+8%
Against OX1 1JR's recent median (£391,000)+8%

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 1st

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£421,000

Against its 2014 sale (£390,000)+8%
Against OX1 1JR's recent median (£391,000)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Castle Mews is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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
65 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2020
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in OX1 1JR
5 sales, median £391,000 (2025–2023)

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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

Price

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

19 December 2014Most recent
£390,000
+85.7%over 11 years
3 February 2003
£210,000
+31.3%over 2 years
21 February 2000
£160,000
+39.1%over 3 years
14 February 1997
£115,000

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 4 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 4 Castle Mews

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

4 Castle Mews is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 65 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 4 Castle Mews (59–65 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

Last changed hands 12 years ago, in December 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2020

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 March 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2020from Jun 2010

Low Energy Lighting

12%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 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.

4 Castle Mews outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,000

Street avg £6,291

Below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Above

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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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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 4 Castle Mews is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for 4 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 4 Castle Mews was lodged in March 2020 at band C and is valid until March 2030. 2 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 4 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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