8 West Street, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9UH

8 West Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Childrey, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 52.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £555,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.