Watermans Reach, Flat 12a, Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ
About Watermans Reach
Watermans Reach is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX1 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 67 m² this is the 17th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in Watermans Reach, where floor areas span 38–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2011.
At 67 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
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Certificate validity
Valid until 16 June 2031
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Planning history
Watermans Reach has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
19 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 10 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£375,000
+38.9%over 10 years16 June 2011
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 4LQ: £370,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in OX1 4LQ
Watermans Reach, Flat 11, Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ
Sold Apr 2023
£375,000Arthur Salter Court, Flat 11, 5 Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ
Sold Sept 2021
£137,500Watermans Reach, Flat 6, Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ
Sold Jul 2020
£370,000Watermans Reach, Flat 3, Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ
Sold Mar 2020
£410,000Arthur Salter Court, Flat 13, 5 Brook Street, Oxford, OX1 4LQ
Sold Feb 2020
£140,000
Versus other Brook Street homes
Floor Area for Watermans Reach runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,597
Street avg £4,855
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
286/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB






