What type of property is The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ?

The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ is a detached house.

What did The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ sell for?

The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ last sold for £595,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ have?

The current EPC rating for The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ is G with a score of 18 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ?

The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft). That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX9 7EQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ heated?

The latest EPC at The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ located?

The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ sits in South Weston, Thame, Thame. It falls within the OX9 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

How safe is the area around The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ?

Police records around The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ?

The closest primary school to The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ is Lewknor Church of England Primary School (1.6km).

How well connected is The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ?

The closest bus stop to The Garden House, Rectory Lane, OX9 7EQ is Rectory Lane, 145m away. In total there are 9 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Garden House, Rectory Lane, South Weston, Thame, OX9 7EQ

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 18

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Garden House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Garden House is a detached house in South Weston, Thame, Thame (OX9 7EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £595,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Garden House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

G18

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Garden House, Rectory Lane, South Weston, Thame, OX9 7EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2025
Conditions
In report
Discharge of Condition 4 (Tree Protection) on application ref. P25/S1676/HH (Proposed single-storey side extension to existing detached bungalow).
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
P25/S2599/DIS
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Aug 2025
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single-storey side extension to existing detached bungalow.
Documents
19 docs on file
Reference
P25/S1676/HH
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What's in The Garden House, Rectory Lane, South Weston, Thame, OX9 7EQ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£595,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£595,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in OX9 7EQ: £567,500 (2020–1996).

Nearby sales in OX9 7EQ

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On the street

Versus other Rectory Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Garden House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

18 (G)

Street avg 27 (F)

Below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Thame district page.

Full Thame report

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

Rectory Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Lewknor Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX9 7EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX9 7EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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