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Get started4 The Old Smithy is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in East Hendred, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 66.7% above the 2011 sale of £144,000. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£144,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
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4 The Old Smithy is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,200
Street avg £4,031
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
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5 July 2011Most recent
£144,000
+111.9%over 11 years4 October 1999
£67,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX12 8LA: £315,000 (2023–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
OX12 8FE
The Plough — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Hendreds Church of England School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB