Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started2 The Old Smithy, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA
4 sales on record
About 2 The Old Smithy
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 The Old Smithy is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Hendred, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £240,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parking
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
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2023)
£240,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
Full property reportLaunch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 2 The Old Smithy, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Versus other Church Street homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 2 The Old Smithy lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,217
Street avg £3,848
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 8LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 The Old Smithy, Church Street, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.