51 Rooks Lane, Thame, OX9 2EA

51 Rooks Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thame (OX9 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £615,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.