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3 planning records
About Rainsford Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rainsford Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in East Hanney, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 136 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (178 m² median across 3 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 is 22.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold February 2021 for £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rainsford Cottage, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2024ConditionsFully Discharged
Discharge of condition 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection Plan) on application P23/V1277/HH. (Proposed two storey extension, single storey extension and ancillary works).
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
See how we calculated this£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Rainsford Cottage, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
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Versus other Halls Lane homes
Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 182 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wantage district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 0HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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