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EPC B
About Dropshort Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Dropshort Farm is a detached house in Childrey, Wantage, Wantage (OX12 9XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 339 m² (around 3649 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2017. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 51.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 339 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 15 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £1,538,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Dropshort Farm ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Dropshort Farm, Hawkswood, Stowhill, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9XQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2016AmendmentAgreed
Application for Non-Material amendment to Planning Permission P11/V0587/FUL for revised fenestration at basement.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Dropshort Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2024)
£1,538,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Dropshort Farm, Hawkswood, Stowhill, Childrey, Wantage, OX12 9XQ
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Versus other Stowhill homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Dropshort Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,537
Street avg £5,730
Floor Area
339 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX12 9XQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
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