8 Chestnut Avenue, Thame, OX9 2AP
About 8 Chestnut Avenue
8 Chestnut Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Thame (OX9 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £736,000 is 11.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£584/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £660,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed 2-storey side/rear extension (replacing existing single storey element), single storey rear extension and single storey front extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P21/S2468/HH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£736,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 5 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2021Most recent
£660,000
+25.7%over 4 years22 June 2016
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2AP: £680,000 (2023–2017).
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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 Chestnut Avenue homes
8 Chestnut Avenue outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,286
Street avg £5,677
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sycamore Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lord Williams's School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB