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About Canal Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Canal Cottage is a detached house in East Challow, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9SS). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 273.8% above the 1999 sale of £141,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 69.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Canal 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Canal Cottage, 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.
- May 2015ConditionsFully Discharged
Discharge of condition 2 on application ref. P14/V0303/HH. Erection of two storey extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Canal Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£141,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Canal Cottage, 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.
On price per m², Canal Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,044
Street avg £4,199
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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