OxPropAwards 2026 – the shortlist

The shortlist has been released for OxProp Awards 2026.

The judging panel (pictured above) gathered on Thursday to confirm the winners of this years edition.

Joint chair of the judges, Matthew Battle, managing director of UK Property Forums, spoke on this year’s edition: “A classic year for OxProp Awards which reflects the strength of the Oxfordshire property market with several capital projects completed this year and a range of skills which are world class.

“This year we have introduced new categories, Future Project of the Year and Social Value, and created additional categories following the submission process: Legacy & Restoration and  Education & Learning.

“The Judges had an incredibly difficult task selecting the winners, highly commended and losers, and 10 September at Keble College should be an exciting evening.”

Best Deal of the Year sponsored by Morgan Lovell

£376m financing for Milton Park, Oxfordshire
Orbit Discovery letting at Inventa, Oxford
The Institute for Global Health Building contract by Morgan Sindall

Best Contractor of the Year sponsored by Blake Morgan

Beard
Kier
Kingerlee
Lynch Brother Homes
Morgan Sindall

Best Architect of the Year sponsored by Milton Park

Adrian James Architects
Niazi Roden Architects
TSH Architects 

Best Employer / Social Value of the Year sponsored by Bicester Motion

Beard
Bidwells
Kingerlee
Lichfields
Morgan Sindall
Pye Homes
Ridge

Best Residential Development of the Year sponsored by DevComms

Castlethorpe Homes ( Various, Oxfordshire)
Lynch Brother Homes (Various, Oxfordshire)
Lucy Developments (Manor Farm, Chinnor)
OXPlace (Fishers Vale)
Pye Homes (Hill Rise, Woodstock)
ST Edmund Hall (Norham Gardens, Oxford)

Best Commercial Project of the Year sponsored by Vail Williams 

Belayer Court, Oxford
Inventa, Oxford
Oxford North, Oxford
The Ranges, Bicester Motion
Trinity by Breakthrough, Oxford

Best Low Carbon building of the Year sponsored by Dorchester Living

Frewin Hall, Brasenose College, Oxford
Jackson Building, Trinity College, Oxford
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford

Best Education & Learning building of the Year – New category, available to Sponsor

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford
The Leys Youth Hub, Oxford
Unicorn School, Abingdon 

Best Legacy & Restoration building of the Year sponsored – New category, available to Sponsor

Beaumont Street, Oxford
Frewin Hall, Brasenose College, Oxford
Jackson Building, Trinity College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford

Best Future project of the Year sponsored by Savills 

Cantay House, Park Street, Oxford
County Hall, Oxford
Covered Market, Oxford
Institute of Digital Health, Oxford
OxWED, Oxford
ZIMBL, Oxfordshire

Best project of the Year sponsored by Mills & Reeve

Beaumont Street, Oxford
Oxford North, Oxford
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford
The Ranges, Bicester Motion
Trinity by Breakthrough, Oxford

NextGen (Under 35) of the Year sponsored by Oxford North

Adam Passfield, Gleeds
Henry Lynch, Henry Lynch Brothers Homes
James Kernot, Savills

Team of the Year – New category, available to Sponsor

To be announced on the evening

Leader of the Year sponsored by Morgan Sindall

To be announced on the evening

Event details

Tickets for the awards are still available, you can buy them here.