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4 sales on record
About Croft Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Croft Cottage is a detached house in East Hendred, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £970,000 is 26% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Croft Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Croft Cottage, Ford Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2010RenovationPlanning Permission
Proposed rendering to some external brick walls
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Croft Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£970,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2014)
£770,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Croft Cottage, Ford Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8JX
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Versus other Ford Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Croft Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,756
Street avg £3,456
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 8JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
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