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About The Old Smithy Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Smithy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Farnborough, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1191 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £937,550 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Smithy 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Smithy Cottage, Farnborough, Wantage, OX12 8NS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2025DemolitionFullPending
Rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£946,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2022)
£937,550
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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