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3 sales on record
About 2 Longs Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Longs Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in East Challow, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9SS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 13.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £274,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Longs Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Longs Cottages, Main Street, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2021OutbuildingFullPlanning Permission
Erection of a timber shed (as amended by block plan received 12 March 2021).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2020)
£274,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 2 Longs Cottages, Main Street, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9SS
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Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Longs Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,971
Street avg £3,467
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 9SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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