Sapphire Cottage, Box Tree Lane, Postcombe, Thame, OX9 7DT
About Sapphire Cottage
Sapphire Cottage is a semi-detached house in Postcombe, Thame, Thame (OX9 7DT). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 162 m² it sits well below the postcode median (264 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sapphire Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Sapphire Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sapphire Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in OX9 7DT: £575,000 (2020–1995).
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Versus other Box Tree Lane homes
EPC Rating for Sapphire Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 229 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 13.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Salt Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.1dB