24 Chestnut Avenue, Thame, OX9 2AR
About 24 Chestnut Avenue
24 Chestnut Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Thame (OX9 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 is 23.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£644/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £450,241. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
24 Chestnut Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2022PorchFullIn report
Demolish existing garage; take down existing sunroom; construct side and rear extensions; construct front porch; enlarge parking area to front.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/S3790/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 Chestnut Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,241
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2020Most recent
£450,241
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2AR: £430,000 (2023–2011).
Everything we know about 24 Chestnut Avenue, in one report
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
EPC Rating for 24 Chestnut Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,927
Street avg £5,008
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.3 km
Sycamore Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB