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Get started3 Jack Straws Lane is a semi-detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (142 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A recent planning application at 3 Jack Straws Lane was refused — worth checking the council file.
Demolition of existing carpenters yard buildings, 302, 304 and 312 Marston Road and 1 and 3 Jack Straw's Lane. Erection of residential care home (Use Class C2) with associated landscaping and car parking. (Amended plans)
3 Jack Straws Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
On floor area, 3 Jack Straws Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Jack Straws Lane — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in OX3 0DL: £925,000 (2025–2024).
Milham Place Flat 2 31 Jack Straws Lane Headington Oxford
Sold Sept 2025
7b Jack Straws Lane Headington Oxford
Sold Feb 2025
5b Jack Straws Lane Headington Oxford
Sold Jan 2025
5c Jack Straws Lane Headington Oxford
Sold Nov 2024
7a Jack Straws Lane Headington Oxford
Sold Oct 2024
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Closest school
0.4 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford. 24 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB