4 Sycamore Drive, Thame, OX9 2AT
About 4 Sycamore Drive
4 Sycamore Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Thame (OX9 2AT). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £757,500 in October 2022. 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 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Sycamore Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2023AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Part garage conversion. Single story front extension. Single story rear extension. Formation of new roof to include habitable rooms. Accommodation divided to form an annex. (as amended by plans received 3 September omitting side door to garage and changing proposed rear garage window to a high level window).
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- P23/S2534/HH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£813,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£757,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2022Most recent
£757,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2AT: £620,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 4 Sycamore Drive, 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 Sycamore Drive homes
Floor Area for 4 Sycamore Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,196
Street avg £5,146
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB