Chilworth Cottage, Old London Road, Milton Common, Thame, OX9 2JR

Chilworth Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Milton Common, Thame, Thame (OX9 2JR). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 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 £674,000 sits 381.4% above the 1997 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 63.5% below the postcode norm.