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Arthur Salter Court, Flat 1, 5 Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
39 m²
420 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Arthur Salter Court

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

Arthur Salter Court is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX1 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 4th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Arthur Salter Court, where floor areas span 35–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 118.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 30.2% below the 2016 sale of £253,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 71.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. At 39 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 37 EPCs).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Arthur Salter Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a lookEnvironmental risk flagged
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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.

Arthur Salter Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Arthur Salter Court, Flat 1, 5 Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Arthur Salter Court has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

21applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 4 things worth checking at Arthur Salter Court

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.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a look
  • Environmental risk flagged
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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.

Arthur Salter Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.

Current estimate

£177,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 118.1% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£253,500

Growth on file: 118.1% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2016Most recent

    £253,500

    +118.1%over 12 months
  2. 20 August 2015

    £116,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 4LQ: £375,000 (2023–2020).

On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Arthur Salter Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,500

Street avg £4,883

Above

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Arthur Salter Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a lookEnvironmental risk flagged
£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.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Whitehouse Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School. 19 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 4LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 4LQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 4LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

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 Arthur Salter Court, Flat 1, 5 Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.