The Old Print Works, Flat 1, 37 Wallingford Street, Wantage, OX12 8AU

The Old Print Works is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wantage (OX12 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 27 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Old Print Works, where floor areas span 24–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (62 versus a worst of 18). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.