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2 planning records
About Featherbed Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Featherbed Cottage is a mid-terrace house in East Hendred, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8LG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on b30k.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold August 2024 for £325,000.
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Featherbed Cottage, Newbury Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2025HeritageNo decision Issued
Installation of air source heat pump
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Featherbed Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2024)
£325,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Featherbed Cottage, Newbury Road, East Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8LG
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Versus other Newbury Road homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Featherbed Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,417
Street avg £3,959
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 8LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
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