77 Rooks Lane, Thame, OX9 2EA
About 77 Rooks Lane
77 Rooks Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Thame (OX9 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 52 m² this is the 29th 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 (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 56.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
77 Rooks Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2016RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing living room window with patio doors
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P16/S1179/HH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
77 Rooks Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 26 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2022Most recent
£245,000
+11.9%over 1 year17 December 2020
£219,000
+12.9%over 5 years9 July 2015
£194,000
+115.6%over 13 years12 July 2001
£90,000
+87.5%over 4 years12 November 1996
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 2EA: £300,000 (2025–2021).
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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
CO₂ Emissions for 77 Rooks Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,712
Street avg £3,089
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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