Detached 3 sales on record

24 MAYFIELD AVENUE

GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ

£422,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Minns Road	0.0 miles
Shop	The Bottle Top	0.3 miles
Hospital	Wantage Community Hospital	1.4 miles
University	University of Oxford	6.7 miles
Train station	Didcot Halt	7.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£422,500 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,521/m²

Local average

£599,992 (48 sales)

Street crime

43 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 22/09/2025

Expiry date: 21/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,127/year

Potential heating cost: £1,013/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/02/2026	£422,500	Detached	+61%	£427,243 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	18/08/2010	£262,500	Detached	+110.1%	£451,133 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	08/02/1999	£124,950	Detached	—	£523,531 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£422,500
listed	25/09/2025	£415,000
sold	01/01/2010	£262,500
sold	01/01/1999	£124,950

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
29 MEADOW CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NN	£450,000	29/08/2025	Detached
5 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PU	£450,000	21/07/2025	Detached
18 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ	£415,000	30/06/2025	Detached
8 CHERRY TREE CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NG	£425,000	10/10/2023	Detached
39 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NQ	£440,000	09/06/2023	Detached
14 ST JOHNS ROAD, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PR	£345,000	12/05/2023	Detached
11 MEADOW CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NN	£365,000	19/04/2023	Detached
20 SHANNON CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PT	£475,000	24/03/2023	Detached
13 HOWARD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PS	£351,750	23/11/2022	Detached
BEECHCROFT MAIN STREET, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7JT	£630,000	03/10/2022	Detached
2 LINDEN CRESCENT, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NB	£437,500	30/08/2022	Detached
54 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7ND	£370,000	17/08/2022	Detached
19 ST JOHNS ROAD, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PP	£467,000	25/03/2022	Detached
MAYFIELD HOUSE, 22 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NJ	£475,000	10/03/2022	Detached
49 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NQ	£380,000	04/03/2022	Detached
1 LINDEN CRESCENT, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NB	£385,000	03/03/2022	Detached
17 OXFORD LANE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PL	£386,000	17/02/2022	Detached
31 VALE AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LU	£325,000	17/12/2021	Detached
12 ST JOHNS ROAD, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PR	£390,000	13/10/2021	Detached
17 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NQ	£360,000	12/10/2021	Detached

Area average: £416,113 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 30.5%

10y growth 43.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Vale of White Horse. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 7.3%

5y (index) 24.3%

10y (index) 35.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Vale of White Horse. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,200/mo

Realistic £1,333/mo

Optimistic £1,466/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Vale of White Horse.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Grove Park Drive, OX12	£2,250/mo	3	1.21 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.53%

Max investor price (0.8%) £281,250

Target investor price (1%) £225,000

Gross yield 6.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 15.6×

Monthly cashflow £336/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 3.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	20
Public order	6
Anti-social behaviour	4
Shoplifting	4
Burglary	3
Vehicle crime	2
Criminal damage and arson	1
Drugs	1
Other crime	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	43

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Grove Church of England School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Millbrook Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 28 Jan 2024
St Johns CofE Academy	Other	0.8 miles	— (No rating)
Wantage Primary Academy	Primary	1.0 miles	Outstanding — 3 Jul 2023
Fitzwaryn School	Other	1.2 miles	Outstanding — 7 Jul 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
12/11/2023	01/11/2023	5	—
30/10/2022	14/10/2022	—	1
07/08/2022	27/07/2022	—	1

# 24 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ

## Property details

- Slug: `0b23402` (address key hash: `0b234024f9ebbe7b831da714d813e8ec91877caf`)
- Postcode: OX12 7LZ
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 120 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £422,500 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,521/m²
- Local average: £599,992 (48 sales)
- Street crime: 43 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £422,500
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,127/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0135-3921-0500-0112-4226)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £422,500 | Detached | +61% | £427,243 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-7ee9-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2010-08-18 | £262,500 | Detached | +110.1% | £451,133 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2f99abd1-6fe5-4237-b2d2-d0da64f34617) |
| Sold | 1999-02-08 | £124,950 | Detached | — | £523,531 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/43b816e2-f6b6-47b4-a9d4-bf018fa9a194) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 24 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ | £422,500 | 06/02/2026 | Detached |
| 24 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ | £262,500 | 18/08/2010 | Detached |
| 24 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ | £124,950 | 08/02/1999 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167422190](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/164c0e2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £422,500 |
| listed | 2025-09-25 | £415,000 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £262,500 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £124,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 29 MEADOW CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NN | £450,000 | 29/08/2025 | Detached |
| 5 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PU | £450,000 | 21/07/2025 | Detached |
| 18 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LZ | £415,000 | 30/06/2025 | Detached |
| 8 CHERRY TREE CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NG | £425,000 | 10/10/2023 | Detached |
| 39 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NQ | £440,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 14 ST JOHNS ROAD, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PR | £345,000 | 12/05/2023 | Detached |
| 11 MEADOW CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NN | £365,000 | 19/04/2023 | Detached |
| 20 SHANNON CLOSE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PT | £475,000 | 24/03/2023 | Detached |
| 13 HOWARD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PS | £351,750 | 23/11/2022 | Detached |
| BEECHCROFT MAIN STREET, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7JT | £630,000 | 03/10/2022 | Detached |
| 2 LINDEN CRESCENT, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NB | £437,500 | 30/08/2022 | Detached |
| 54 MAYFIELD AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7ND | £370,000 | 17/08/2022 | Detached |
| 19 ST JOHNS ROAD, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PP | £467,000 | 25/03/2022 | Detached |
| MAYFIELD HOUSE, 22 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NJ | £475,000 | 10/03/2022 | Detached |
| 49 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NQ | £380,000 | 04/03/2022 | Detached |
| 1 LINDEN CRESCENT, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NB | £385,000 | 03/03/2022 | Detached |
| 17 OXFORD LANE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PL | £386,000 | 17/02/2022 | Detached |
| 31 VALE AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7LU | £325,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |
| 12 ST JOHNS ROAD, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7PR | £390,000 | 13/10/2021 | Detached |
| 17 HARLINGTON AVENUE, GROVE, WANTAGE, VALE OF WHITE HORSE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX12 7NQ | £360,000 | 12/10/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £416,113 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 30.5%
- **10y growth:** 43.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Vale of White Horse; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 35.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Vale of White Horse). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,200/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,333/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,466/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Grove Park Drive, OX12 | £2,250/mo | 3 | 1.21 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.53% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £281,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £225,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 15.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £336/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 3.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **43** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Grove Church of England School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Millbrook Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 28 Jan 2024 |
| St Johns CofE Academy | Other | 0.8 miles | — (No rating) |
| Wantage Primary Academy | Primary | 1.0 miles | Outstanding — 3 Jul 2023 |
| Fitzwaryn School | Other | 1.2 miles | Outstanding — 7 Jul 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16045852
- **Address:** 24, Mayfield Avenue, OX12 7LZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/11/2023
- **Work Completed:** 01/11/2023
- **Items:** 5 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #15461856
- **Address:** 24, Mayfield Avenue, OX12 7LZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 30/10/2022
- **Work Completed:** 14/10/2022
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #15336021
- **Address:** 24, Mayfield Avenue, OX12 7LZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/08/2022
- **Work Completed:** 27/07/2022
- **Items:** 1 door(s)