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

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 5 Castle Mews

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

5 Castle Mews is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 5 Castle Mews (49–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 79.3% above the 2003 sale of £202,500. At 49 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 26 EPCs).

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Everything you need to know about 5 Castle Mews

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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)
Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2022from Sept 2018
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
25%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street, Oxford, OX1 1JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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 5 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.

5 Castle Mews has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 7 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£202,500

Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 October 2003Most recent

    £202,500

    +41.6%over 2 years

  2. 26 January 2001

    £143,000

    +52.9%over 4 years

  3. 17 January 1997

    £93,500

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.

5 Castle Mews outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,133

Street avg £6,333

Strongly below

Floor Area

49 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£374k

1 Venneit Close

OX1 1HZ

3 bed2 bath
£385k

1 Swan Court, Paradise Street

OX1 1JB

£404k

1 Castle Mews, St Thomas Street

OX1 1JR

2 bed1 bath
£324k

1 Preachers Lane

OX1 1RS

£419k

10 Bridges Cross, Speedwell Street

OX1 1EZ

£314k

1 Brooks Taylor Court, Albion Place

OX1 1UB

£430k

1 Faulkner Street

OX1 1UA

£449k

1 The Hamel

OX1 1JU

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

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