42a, High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS
About 42a
42a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Tetsworth, Thame, Thame (OX9 7AS). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 39.7% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
42a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2013RenovationHeritageIn report
Retrospective consent to regularise the existing rear porch, rear timber fence and internal timber stud partition.
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P13/S1796/LB
- May 2013HeritageIn report
Display of external advertising (additional information received 21st May 2013).
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P13/S0803/LB
What's in 42a, High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 5 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2005Most recent
£300,000
+106.9%over 5 years19 January 2000
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX9 7AS: £550,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in OX9 7AS
32 High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS
Sold Aug 2020
£320,0001 High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS
Sold Jun 2020
£585,00022a, High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS
Sold Feb 2019
£775,00038b, High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS
Sold Jul 2018
£302,00028 High Street, Tetsworth, Thame, OX9 7AS
Sold Dec 2016
£550,000
Everything we know about 42a, in one report
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tetsworth Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.3dB