5 Scotsgrove Cottages, Scotsgrove, Thame, OX9 3RY
About 5 Scotsgrove Cottages
5 Scotsgrove Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Scotsgrove, Thame, Thame (OX9 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 38.4% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £380,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Scotsgrove Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2020ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.30m for which the maximum height would be 3.70m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.70m.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02874/HPDE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 2020Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 3RY: £542,500 (2025–2018).
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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 the street
Price per m² for 5 Scotsgrove Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,838
Street avg £6,209
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Scotsgrove — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Barley Hill Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB