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About Findon Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Findon Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Childrey, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 sits 322.9% above the 1997 sale of £147,555. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 69.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Findon Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Findon Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£624,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£147,555
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Findon Cottage, High Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UE
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Findon Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£977
Street avg £3,350
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 9UE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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