Apartment 4, 17 High Street, Thame, OX9 2BZ
About Apartment 4
Apartment 4 is a semi-detached house in Thame (OX9 2BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57).
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 120.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2012FullIn report
Change of use of 17 High Street, Thame from A1 use to A2 use.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P12/S1715/FUL
- Sept 2009ApplicationIn report
Change of use from B1(a) to A1 shops (ground floor and basement).
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P09/E0824
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Apartment 4 saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 7 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
17 October 2022Most recent
£245,000
+16.7%over 3 years16 September 2019
£210,000
+23.5%over 4 years5 May 2015
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2BZ: £455,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about Apartment 4, 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
On floor area, Apartment 4 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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