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About 117 Jack Straws Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
117 Jack Straws Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,221,000 is 28.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £950,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
117 Jack Straws Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 117 Jack Straws Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 117 Jack Straws Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2025Tree WorksTreesPrior notice not required - TREE
Works to 1no. Acacia tree as specified by Mrs Magdalena Tarras-Wahlberg as identified in the Oxford City Council - Jack Straw's Lane (No. 1) TPO, 2005.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Jack Straws Lane homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 117 Jack Straws Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,135
Street avg £5,004
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 214 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX3 0DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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