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12 planning records
About Chestnut Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chestnut Cottage is a semi-detached house in East Hendred, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8LD). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 591 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 is 48.9% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£669/sq ft) was about 143.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chestnut 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chestnut Cottage, Horn Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2019OutbuildingFullPlanning Permission
Installation of a summerhouse
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Chestnut Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2005)
£395,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Chestnut Cottage, Horn Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LD
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Versus other Horn Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Chestnut Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,200
Street avg £5,039
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 8LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
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