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28 planning records
About Curly Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Curly Cottage is a detached house in West Hendred, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 8RR). It has a recorded floor area of 288 m² (around 3100 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 288 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 28 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Curly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Curly Cottage, Ginge Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2023ExtensionHeritageListed Building Consent
Extension: Single storey
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application P19/V1339/LB. Proposed first floor extension over existing kitchen, single-storey extension and internal alterations
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Curly Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The complete analysis of Curly Cottage, Ginge Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RR
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Versus other Ginge Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Curly Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
288 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
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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
0.8 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 8RR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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