OX12Wantage, Vale of White Horse, England

House prices in OX12, Wantage

Homes in OX12 sold for a median of £361,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,024 standard sales.

It is the cheapest of the 4 postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£361,5001,024 standard sales
Middle half of prices£280,000 to £466,000
Against the Vale of White Horse council area9% belowVale of White Horse median £397,500

Prices by property type

Standard sales in OX12, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached340£510,000£415,000 to £630,000Too few
Semi-detached318£348,500£315,000 to £400,000Too few
Terraced217£292,500£260,000 to £346,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes149£200,000£170,000 to £245,000Too few

Only 32 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 33% and 31% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in OX12

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in OX12 8, around Wantage, with a median of £385,000, and lowest in OX12 9, around Wantage, at £340,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in OX12 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 130 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in OX12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
OX12 9BG£912,5008
OX12 8FS£875,0003
OX12 8GT£830,0005
OX12 9UT£825,0003
OX12 9XQ£740,0005
OX12 9JY£655,0004
OX12 0FH£635,0005
OX12 8LR£605,0003
OX12 9TL£590,0003
OX12 9FX£586,5004
OX12 8GN£583,0006
OX12 9AS£567,0005
OX12 0RE£565,5005
OX12 0JB£565,0003
OX12 9TZ£546,5004
OX12 7GS£544,50010
OX12 0QZ£535,0003
OX12 0LD£530,0003
OX12 0ER£527,5004
OX12 8HG£525,0003
OX12 0JX£517,5004
OX12 8EE£517,5006
OX12 9QA£510,0003
OX12 9JA£507,0003
OX12 8GJ£500,0005
OX12 9UH£490,0004
OX12 9YF£485,0003
OX12 0QP£473,50024
OX12 7LU£469,0004
OX12 0LZ£464,5004
OX12 7GF£455,00013
OX12 0GL£452,5004
OX12 7PT£450,0003
OX12 9JX£437,5003
OX12 8GF£432,5005
OX12 8DJ£427,5005
OX12 9SQ£427,5007
OX12 7GX£420,00023
OX12 7HB£417,0003
OX12 0NP£415,0003
OX12 8GS£415,0003
OX12 9XT£410,0004
OX12 0RF£409,0003
OX12 0RJ£408,5007
OX12 0NS£408,0003
OX12 7NE£405,0003
OX12 0BX£400,0003
OX12 7EE£400,0003
OX12 0BN£395,0004
OX12 7NW£393,0003
OX12 7EA£389,5004
OX12 7LR£385,00021
OX12 9YB£385,0003
OX12 0GW£380,0003
OX12 7EW£380,0005
OX12 0NF£375,0005
OX12 7FB£375,0003
OX12 7NG£375,0003
OX12 9EQ£372,5004
OX12 8JH£370,0003
OX12 9WJ£370,0009
OX12 7NN£368,0003
OX12 7GZ£365,0006
OX12 9SE£365,0003
OX12 7GR£360,0004
OX12 7JB£360,0003
OX12 0RB£350,00015
OX12 9XS£348,5005
OX12 7AA£348,0004
OX12 0RD£344,00013
OX12 0LH£342,5003
OX12 0DD£340,0003
OX12 7HY£340,0003
OX12 0PY£332,5003
OX12 7FP£327,0003
OX12 7FL£326,0004
OX12 9BQ£325,5004
OX12 0QB£325,0003
OX12 7HA£325,0005
OX12 9BF£325,0003
OX12 9BH£325,0003
OX12 0AF£320,0003
OX12 0GZ£315,0004
OX12 0FZ£310,0005
OX12 7GG£305,0007
OX12 9HQ£305,0003
OX12 0FQ£300,0005
OX12 0NH£300,0004
OX12 7BW£295,5004
OX12 0GB£295,0004
OX12 8FJ£294,0004
OX12 9HG£292,5004
OX12 0BD£290,0003
OX12 7JN£285,0003
OX12 0PN£282,5007
OX12 9EA£282,5004
OX12 0NG£280,0003
OX12 9QN£277,0004
OX12 0QJ£275,0006
OX12 0NB£273,0005
OX12 9AZ£270,0003
OX12 0QQ£268,0003
OX12 0NJ£264,5004
OX12 0NX£263,5003
OX12 7DW£260,0003
OX12 9HU£260,0008
OX12 7BB£257,0003
OX12 8EZ£257,0003
OX12 0RA£254,5006
OX12 0NU£254,0004
OX12 8BL£250,0003
OX12 9AN£245,0003
OX12 0PZ£244,0004
OX12 0AG£240,0003
OX12 7PN£235,0005
OX12 7JL£230,0009
OX12 8GE£215,0004
OX12 9RG£208,50022
OX12 9GT£206,0003
OX12 9NZ£200,0004
OX12 9BT£195,0003
OX12 9RE£185,0003
OX12 0PW£184,00010
OX12 8FY£182,5003
OX12 0GT£170,0003
OX12 9GZ£170,0004
OX12 8GL£165,0003
OX12 8DL£160,0005
OX12 9BW£152,5003
OX12 9RB£120,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £305,000
  2. 2017: £324,000
  3. 2018: £320,000
  4. 2019: £317,500
  5. 2020: £337,000
  6. 2021: £340,000
  7. 2022: £377,000
  8. 2023: £375,000
  9. 2024: £371,000
  10. 2025: £365,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £340,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 20%, from £305,000 in 2016 to £365,000 in 2025, less than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Vale of White Horse council area

Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. OX12 is the cheapest.

  1. OX13 Abingdon£455,000
  2. OX14 Abingdon£385,000
  3. SN7 Faringdon£365,000
  4. OX12 Wantage, this district£361,500

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in OX12, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A686.3%, England and Wales 0.4%
B25323.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C44040.7%, England and Wales 46.9%
D24822.9%, England and Wales 38.1%
E514.7%, England and Wales 7.3%
F151.4%, England and Wales 1.9%
G60.6%, England and Wales 0.6%

70% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in OX12, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900615.6%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 1929272.5%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 1949484.4%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196616415.2%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198223922.1%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995878.0%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201111810.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later33731.2%, England and Wales 5.7%

42% of homes put up for sale were built in 1996 or later, against 18% across England and Wales.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of OX12, from the sales in OX12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Steventon & the Hanneys 59 sales£530,000
  2. Hendreds 48 sales£527,500
  3. Ridgeway 104 sales£396,500
  4. Wantage Charlton 305 sales£365,000
  5. Grove North 296 sales£340,000
  6. Wantage & Grove Brook 235 sales£340,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £218,500 for a flat on Millbrook Square to £950,000 for a detached house on Ickleton Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in OX12. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 25 Meadow CloseSold for £400,000OX12 7NNSold on 25 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 9 Ormond RoadSold for £421,000OX12 8EGSold on 23 Sep 2026Detached
  3. Ham Lodge Ickleton RoadSold for £950,000OX12 9JASold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 6, Letcombe House Millbrook SquareSold for £218,500OX12 7FASold on 18 Sep 2026Flat
  5. 1 Orchard GardensSold for £735,000OX12 9TLSold on 15 Sep 2026Detached
  6. 1 KingsideSold for £560,000OX12 7FBSold on 14 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 15, Kings Wharf Mill StreetSold for £230,000OX12 9NZSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 16A Church StreetSold for £270,000OX12 8BLSold on 7 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  9. Brambletye Cottage North GreenSold for £920,000OX12 0LQSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 10 The GreenwaySold for £268,000OX12 8RGSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Corn Lane, Grove£473,50024 sales
  • South Street, Letcombe Regis£210,00023 sales
  • The Elms, Wantage£420,00023 sales
  • Farrier Crescent, Wantage£385,00021 sales
  • Straw Acre, Grove£350,00015 sales

Living in OX12

Crime

53 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 64 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 78% of homes can get it

Lower than 68 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

20% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 60 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,577 a year in the Vale of White Horse for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 84 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,024 standard sales in OX12 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 17% were new builds and 15% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.