53 High Street, Thame, OX9 2AD
About 53 High Street
53 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thame (OX9 2AD). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £753,000 is 10.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 68.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £680,000 in October 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
53 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 High Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2026ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 4 on application ref. P23/S3798/LB Repair existing fire damaged 2 1/2 storey house - including internal repair & new roof.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P26/S0762/DIS
- Dec 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition(s) 3 (Materials) on application ref P23/S3798/LB. (Repair existing fire damaged 2 1/2 storey house - including internal repair & new roof).
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P25/S3510/DIS
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 53 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£753,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 15 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2018Most recent
£680,000
+51.1%over 5 years31 January 2013
£450,000
+23.3%over 9 years20 May 2003
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2AD: £355,000 (2024–2004).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, 53 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,977
Street avg £5,000
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB