The Judges will be looking for submissions that cover the 12 months of 2025, however, they can cover a longer time frame if the project’s gestation period has been more than 12 months. Where possible, site visits from the Judges will take place and full Terms & Conditions are listed on the submission form.

The full list of winners:

Best Deal of the Year – sponsored by Bicester Arc
Winner – Letting at Inventa to Nucleome Therapeutics by Mission Street
Highly Commended – Letting at Milton Park to Agratas by Vail Williams

Best Architect of the Year – sponsored by Milton Park
Winner – ADP Architecture

Best Contractor of the Year – sponsored by Vail Williams
Winner – Kingerlee

Best Responsible Employer of the Year – sponsored by Blake Morgan
Winner – ARC Oxford
Highly Commended – Beard

Best Small Residential Development of the Year – sponsored by DevComms (New Category)
Winner – Copper Bottom, Oxford
Highly Commended – The Crescent, Thame

Best Large Residential Development of the Year – Sponsored by DevComms (New Category)
Winner – Court Place Gardens, Oxford
Highly Commended – Heyford Park, Heyford

Best Commercial Project of the Year – sponsored by Morgan Lovell
Winner – Nebula, Milton Park
Highly Commended – The Helios Building, Harwell Campus

Best Low Carbon Project of the Year – sponsored by Savills
Winner – UKAEA Main Gate Facility, Culham

Best Legacy & Heritage Project of the Year – sponsored by Thames Tap
Winner – Yarnton Manor, Kidlington

Best Educational & Learning Project of the Year – sponsored by Oxfordshire Developers Forum
Winner – Workshop, Oxford Brooks University
Highly Commended – Beech Court Pavilion, Abingdon School

Project of the Year – sponsored by Mills & Reeve
Winner – The Life & Mind Building (University of Oxford), Oxford
Highly Commended – Court Place Gardens, Oxford

Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Enterprise Oxfordshire
Winner – Adam Bluett, Savills

NextGen – Future Leader of the Year – sponsored by Oxford North
Joint Winners:
Kathryn Andrew, Milton Park
Matt Collett, AECOM

Leader of the Year – sponsored by Morgan Sindall
Winner – Phillip Waddy, WWA Studios

Special Recognition Award
Winner – Nigel Tipple, Enterprise Oxfordshire

The full list of winners:

Deal of the Year (sponsored by Morgan Lovell)

Winner – Oxford United FC (new stadium development)
Highly Commended – ARC Harwell (UK Space Agency relocation)

Architect of the Year (sponsored by Milton Park)

Winner – TSH Architects
Joint Highly Commended – Adrian James Architects
Joint Highly Commended – FJC Studio

Contractor the Year (sponsored by Vail Williams)

Winner – Morgan Sindall Construction
Highly Commended – Beard

(Responsible) Employer/Team of the Year (sponsored by Blake Morgan)

Joint Winner – Kingerlee
Joint Winner – SRA Architects
Highly Commended – Ridge

Residential Development of the Year (sponsored by DevComms)

Winner – Bridges Cross, Oxford
Highly Commended – Tun House, Uffington

Commercial Project of the Year (sponsored by Freeths)

Winner – Begbroke Science Park, Begbroke
Highly Commended – ARC Oxford
Highly Commended – New England Biolabs, Milton Park

Low Carbon Project of the Year (sponsored by Bidwells)

Winner – Reuben College – University of Oxford, Oxford
Highly Commended – Tun House, Uffington

Project of the Year (sponsored by Mills & Reeve)

Winner – Rhodes House, Oxford
Highly Commended – Gradel Quadrangles at New College, Oxford

NextGen of the Year (sponsored by Oxford North)

Winner – Cecilia Badiale, Ridge
Highly Commended – Amy Evans, Penningtons Manches Cooper
Highly Commended – Tom Green, Ridge

MattBatt Award

Winner – Sultan Nazrin Shah, Worcester College, Oxford

This award was voted for on the night from a shortlist of previous winners of the Project of the Year Award.

Leader of the Year (sponsored by Morgan Sindall Construction)

Winner – Richard Venables, CBRE

The full list of winners:

Matt Batt Award
Debbie Dance, Oxford Preservation Society

Best Consultant Team sponsored by Milton Park
Winner – Ridge
Highly Commended – DevComms

Best Architect sponsored by ARC
Winner – Hawkins\Brown

Best Contractor sponsored by Oxford Technology Park
Winner – Kingerlee

Deal of the Year sponsored by Bicester Arc
Winner – Oxford Technology Park
Highly commended – VSL sale to CBRE

Best Commercial Project sponsored by Freeths
Winner – Swailes SuperLab, Oxford
Highly commended – IDRM, Oxford

Best Residential Development sponsored by DevComms
Large Scheme
Winner – Park View, Woodstock
Small Scheme (fewer than 10 units)
Winner – Zion’s Hill, Woodstock

Best Low Carbon Building sponsored by Bidwells
Winner – Wolfson College, Oxford
Highly commended – IDRM, Oxford

Project of the Year sponsored by Mills & Reeve
Winner – Cheng Yu Tung Building Jesus College, Oxford
Highly commended – The Dutch Barn, Botley

NextGen Award sponsored by Oxford North
Joint winner – Izzie Diment, Paul Basham Associates
Joint winner – Liv Thomas, Savills

The County Award
Moderna deal at ARC Harwell Campus

Team of the Year sponsored by OxLEP
OXPlace

Leader of the Year sponsored by Morgan Sindall
Harriet Waters, University of Oxford

Matt Batt Award
Olivia Lane-North, Spacecraft Consulting
Dave Beesley, The Oxford Furniture Company

Best Law Firm
Mills & Reeve

Best Property Advisor
VSL now CBRE

Best Planning Advisor
Edgars

Best Architect
Purcell UK

Best Contractor
Beard Construction

Best Residential Development (Small Scheme)
327 Woodstock Road, Oxford

Best Residential Development
Heyford Park, Bicester

Best Commercial Development
Bee House, Milton Park

Best Innovative Initiative of the Year
FarmED, Shipton-upon-Wychwood

Project of the Year
The Wing, Henley-on-Thames

Young Person of the Year
Rachel Woodman, Bidwells
Damon Ball, A’Bear+Bell Architects

Property Leader of the Year
Leader – Steven Sensecall, Carter Jonas
Team – OxLEP

Sponsored by:  TBC

About this award:

This category showcases a deal, transaction or agreement that has changed the course of your business during the past 12 months (see notes on dates) and would be seen as a barometer of success by your peers across the Oxfordshire real estate market. Submissions need to reflect any deal in the life science or office sectors and could cover a major transaction or merger, acquisition, property sale or even the winning of a major contract. All submissions should reflect the scope and depth of your successes in the Oxfordshire, using references from clients and other supporting evidence to help provide support information for the Judges.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by:  TBC

About this award:

Construction companies (submissions from New Build, Trad or D&B companies will be welcomed) are very busy across the Oxfordshire delivering new houses, educational, commercial, industrial and retail projects. This award recognises all types and sizes of contractors with both large and small turnover working across the region. Judges will be looking for evidence of successfully completed projects over the past 12 months, positive feedback from clients/consultants and their supply chain partners. Attaching references from clients and other supporting evidence will always help the judges in their deliberations. Submitting companies do not have to have an office in the Oxfordshire but the projects submitted do need to be in the county. Documentation needs to include information about the business and examples of past projects as evidence of success.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

The need for quality architecture across the Oxfordshire is critical for the success of the region. Driven by client expectations and the rigours of the planning process, architects have had to absorb the many challenges thrown at them and produce buildings which not only respect the local vernacular, match the expectations of the planners and of course, client approval. Judges will be looking for architects who can demonstrate a credible track record in the region over a period which will inevitably be spread over a period of years. Documentation needs to include information about the business and examples of past projects as evidence of success. Submitting companies do not have to have an office in the Oxfordshire but the projects submitted do need to be located to be in the Oxfordshire.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

The Judges would like to receive submissions from a Company / Consultant / Project Team that can demonstrate how it has become a responsible employer or project and the benefits this has delivered to the business.  Measurables could include your approach to innovation, social value, local community engagement, environment credentials, employee engagement backed up by feedback from clients or your supply chain on your approach to responsible business. The Judges will take into consideration all these criteria and decide on which company should be recognised by its peers as best in class.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by:  TBC

About this award:

Innovation in new housing is central to the future of the Oxfordshire. This award celebrates a housing development – or developer – that demonstrates exceptional creativity and forward-thinking design responding directly to the needs, aspirations, and lived experience of its customers. Entrants should showcase how innovative thinking has shaped their development: from concept to delivery, from the intelligent use of materials to design solutions that enhance wellbeing, accessibility, and everyday life. Submissions must show how customer insight has informed placemaking, sustainability strategies, sales and marketing, and the wider ESG ambitions of the scheme, while still meeting the expectations of planners and the local community – achieving a true balance between regulatory, social, and end-user requirements.

• Innovative design that enhances liveability and long-term durability
• Strong alignment with customer needs and insights
• High-quality amenities, service levels, and management approach
• Sustainability, ESG leadership, and responsible materials

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by:  TBC

About this award:

Industrial, science, education and office development activity across the whole of the Oxfordshire has been strong since early 2024. This award encourages submissions from development teams who have been involved with new projects in these sectors and can demonstrate that the buildings have matched the client’s brief and are part of the Local Plan to generate new income for the Oxfordshire. Attaching references from clients and other supporting evidence will always help the judges in their deliberations along with supp​orting information about the company submitting.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

Education and learning are a key part of the DNA in Cambridge and across the Oxfordshire which ensures high levels of investment in the built environment and real estate. Judges will be looking for projects which can demonstrate not only inspirational interiors to inspire students but also exterior design which is adds and respects the local environment. Documentation needs to include information about the business and examples of past projects as evidence of success. Submitting companies do not have to have an office in the Oxfordshire but the projects submitted do need to be located to be in the region.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by:  TBC

About this award:

The drive towards the design of low carbon buildings is an integral part of all development briefs across the Oxfordshire. Developers, building owners and their design teams need to reflect the demands of low carbon and sustainable design in their projects such as the approach to the design but also the materials used. Proposals for this category need to showcase a strategy and delivery plan to achieve a low carbon and sustainable project which is measurable in respect of benefits to the environment and potentially will have accreditation from industry bodies. NB: This award could also be entered in one of the other categories and the Judges are very sympathetic to the challenges that the pursuit of zero carbon has in Legacy Cities and estates such as Oxford.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

Most of the projects which are submitted for Ox Prop Awards are completed or handed over however many projects are still in the planning process or at a pre-application stage. Judges will be looking for projects which can demonstrate a clear appreciation of the site, inspirational design or will be of scale creating a positive effect for the environment by its scale. Documentation needs to include information about the business and examples of past projects as evidence of success. Submitting companies do not have to have an office in the Oxfordshire but the projects submitted do need to be located to be in the region.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

A special award for a special project. Entries for this award will showcase the Oxfordshire finest new quality buildings which answer the client’s brief, and which become inspirational for the users and the wider community. Alternatively, it could include a new build project which has been constructed to a high-level of finish, design, procurement and with strong sustainable credentials. Entries can come from across all sectors including the office, educational, residential and retail sectors, which have all been past winners of this award.

Submit entry via online form

​Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

This Award celebrates the outstanding achievements of those in the final stages of their higher-level apprenticeships. Submissions need to recognise candidates who have demonstrated excellence and have had a significant impact on their industry. These apprentices not only excel in their technical abilities but also show the initiative to innovate and make a difference, all while successfully balancing the demands of their apprenticeship with full-time work. Working closely with independent accreditation, we have agreed some basic criteria: applications must be Level 5 or 6, entry should be completed in conjunction with the employer or training provider and the student must have enrolled by September 2025. Submissions must include details of training, examples of completed work, references, testimonials and submitted on paper with photos to accompany the proposal. 

Submit entry via online form

​Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

A celebration of a person under 35 years of age, who has shown leadership and is an inspiration to others around them. Working with members from OxProp NextGen and companies across the Oxfordshire, submissions need to demonstrate, not only how the individual has become an integral part of the business, but also how they have shown responsibility beyond their age. Examples of successful project delivery may include evidence of success from their ‘clients’ in the form of references and case studies. Depending on the range of submissions for this award; Judges may split to ensure that there is a fair comparison of skills.

Submit entry via online form

Sponsored by: TBC

About this award:

Nominations are encouraged from across the property sector from individuals, or teams, who have been integral to the success of the Oxfordshire property market over a period of time and have not just been a one-hit-wonder, so to speak. For individuals, they must be able to demonstrate not only personal success in their business but also show evidence of helping to fulfil the goals and aspirations of their colleagues. For the Team award, the Judges will be looking for a company team effort beyond the call of the normal working day, especially relevant over the past few years.

For this award, a list of submissions will be generated to the Judges and the winner will be announced in the final presentation of the evening by the joint chair of the judges, Tom Bridgman and Matthew Battle.​

Submit entry via online form