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5 sales on record
About Church Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Church Cottage is a detached house in Drayton, Abingdon, Abingdon (OX14 4JS). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 46.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £600,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 134 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 20 EPCs). 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Church Cottage, Church Lane, Drayton, Abingdon, OX14 4JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Church Cottage.
- May 2013RenovationFullPlanning Permission
To raise the stone boundary wall to a maximum of 730mm.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Church Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Church Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,478
Street avg £3,441
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Abingdon district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/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 OX14 4JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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