68 Southern Road, Thame, OX9 2DZ
About 68 Southern Road
68 Southern Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thame (OX9 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in September 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 36.4% above the 2012 sale price.
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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
Energy performance
68 Southern Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2019ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material amendments sought on planning applications P17/S4293/HH and P18/S3629/HH - change of cladding on sidewall and rear elevation (ground floor extension) and roof dormer from Eternit Equitone to Eternit Thrutone P17/S4293/HH - Extend and re-model existing kitchen extension. Retrospective application for garage conversion, to include re-modelling garden facing elevation. P18/S3629/HH - Loft conversion, to include changing roof profile from hipped to gable ended, and provision of box dormer on rear roof slope.
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P19/S4059/NM
- Jan 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion, to include changing roof profile from hipped to gable ended, and provision of box dormer on rear roof slope.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P18/S3629/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 68 Southern Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
68 Southern Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£371,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2012Most recent
£371,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2DZ: £390,000 (2025–2015).
Everything we know about 68 Southern Road, 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 Southern Road homes
68 Southern Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,122
Street avg £4,155
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Upper High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB