53 Rooks Lane, Thame, OX9 2EA
About 53 Rooks Lane
53 Rooks Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Thame (OX9 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 43 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. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 15.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2024 for £370,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
53 Rooks Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and addition of two windows on right elevation of existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- P24/S1409/HH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 53 Rooks Lane
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
53 Rooks Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 February 2024Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2EA: £280,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 53 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
53 Rooks Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,022
Street avg £4,282
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB