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Get started105 Jack Straws Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 5.9% per year against 0.3% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,642,000 is 25.4% below the 2025 sale of £2,200,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£942/sq ft) was about 147.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £2,200,000 in September 2025. 9 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 217 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
105 Jack Straws Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history at 105 Jack Straws Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Remove 2no Conifer Trees as specified by Mrs Veronica Errington in the Headington Hill Conservation Area
105 Jack Straws Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 26 years.
£2,200,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 26 years.
Price per m² for 105 Jack Straws Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,138
Street avg £4,710
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 212 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
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
Snowdon Mede — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Fell 1 no. Horse Chestnut Tree as specified by Mr Garry Downes in the Headington Hill Conservation Area.
7 more applications for this property
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30 September 2025Most recent
£2,200,000
+349.0%over 26 years10 June 1999
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX3 0DW: £1,020,000 (2024–2020).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
OX3 0AG
Closest school
0.2 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford. 23 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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