13 Rooks Lane, Thame, OX9 2EA
About 13 Rooks Lane
13 Rooks Lane is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Thame (OX9 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 58 m² this is the 33rd smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–120 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 44 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band.
Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 214.5% above the 1998 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm. At 58 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (48 m² median across 43 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
13 Rooks Lane's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Rooks Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
13 Rooks Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 1998Most recent
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2EA: £280,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 13 Rooks Lane, 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 Rooks Lane homes
On epc rating, 13 Rooks Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £3,282
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.1 km
Upper High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barley Hill Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB