18 High Street, Thame, OX9 2BZ
About 18 High Street
18 High Street is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Thame (OX9 2BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3381 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in February 2010. At 314 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £840,000 sits 82.6% above the 2010 sale of £460,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
18 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2021HeritageIn report
Installation of a commemorative Blue Plaque to Frank H Kirby VC on the frontage of the building, at a height of approx 2.8 metres.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P21/S0172/LB
- Oct 2018RenovationHeritageIn report
To reduce the height of 1960's dividing wall between flat 17 and original garden wall of no. 18.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P18/S2704/LB
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Sales history & valuation
18 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£840,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 February 2010Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2BZ: £455,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 18 High Street, 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 High Street homes
EPC Rating for 18 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,465
Street avg £3,426
Floor Area
314 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.1 km
Town Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB