Alpha Cottage, Wantage
Alpha Cottage, Wantage
Description & Estimates
Alpha Cottage, Wantage is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,130 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 149 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Alpha Cottage, Wantage is £460,926 and its rental estimate is £1,788 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
The Millham, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 falls within the OX12 postal district, in the borough of Vale of White Horse.
Our Data Sources
Alpha Cottage, Wantage has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2011 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2024.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Alpha Cottage, Wantage, we estimate a market value of £483,972 and a rental value of £1,877 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £428,661 and £1,663 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Alpha Cottage, Wantage has seen its estimated sale value move down by £4,661 (1.0%) and its estimated rental value increase by £68 per month (3.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Alpha Cottage, Wantage as measuring 149 m2.
That makes it the 13th largest plot in the postcode, where 13 of the 16 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Alpha Cottage, Wantage has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 Aug 2024.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, electric.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Alpha Cottage, Wantage completed on 22nd July 2011 at £252,177 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 23.8% over the period since July 2011.
- Sold Jul 2011£252,177
- Sold Feb 1997£136,000
- Sold May 1995£108,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Alpha Cottage, Wantage have sold within a radius of 3.5 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th August 2024, was 2 Ginge Road Cottages, Wantage, OX12 8RU, a freehold house which sold for £460,000.
Read more about house prices in OX12.
- Sold Aug 2024£460,000 | 4 Bed House2 Ginge Road Cottages, Wantage, OX12 8RU2 Ginge Road Cottages, Wantage, OX12 8RU
- Sold Nov 2014£352,500 | 3 Bed HouseGreenway Cottage, The Greenway, Wantage, OX12 8RGGreenway Cottage, The Greenway, Wantage, OX12 8RG
- Sold Aug 2014£320,000 | 4 Bed HouseWaygreen, The Greenway, Wantage, OX12 8RGWaygreen, The Greenway, Wantage, OX12 8RG
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 16 addresses on The Millham, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12, Alpha Cottage, Wantage comes out as the 12th largest and the 11th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £61k more expensive than the average property across the OX12 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 800mThe Hendreds Church of England School
- 1.3kmSt Amand's Catholic Primary School
- 3.5kmWantage Primary Academy
- 5.2kmKing Alfred's
- 5.8kmUTC Oxfordshire
- 5.9kmAureus School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Alpha Cottage, Wantage, the nearest station is Didcot Parkway, 7.9 kilometres away.
- 7.9kmDidcot Parkway
- 9.2kmAppleford
- 10.5kmCulham
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
