Buying a home in OX12, Wantage. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£389kmost £336k–£439k

Houses per m²£4,354flats £3,501

Sold last year1881,516 in five years

Prices in Vale of White Horse+5.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX12 sold for £389,003 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £336,256 and £438,761, for about 90 m² of space.

188 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £167k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OX12 9 (£4,315) and the most in OX12 7 (£4,376).

Across Vale of White Horse, prices are up 5.7% on a year ago and up 19.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,503 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,774 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in OX12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£225,118	£177k–£240k	47 m²	8
2	£302,400	£274k–£341k	69 m²	293
3	£389,003	£336k–£439k	90 m²	563
4	£464,196	£407k–£532k	115 m²	220
5+	£624,930	£510k–£865k	155 m²	194

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£225k	£302k	£389k	£464k	£625k
Detached	—	£402k	£444k	£506k	£759k
Semi-detached	£225k	£323k	£386k	£437k	£506k
Terraced	—	£286k	£329k	£413k	£444k
Flats	£167k	£212k	£369k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across OX12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
OX12 0	£4,355	£2,791
OX12 7	£4,376	£3,676
OX12 8	£4,371	£3,608
OX12 9	£4,315	£3,375

Schools near OX12

Best state primary within 2 kmWantage Church of England Primary School73% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKing Alfred's43.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

OX13 Abingdon · 10 km3-bed house £425k SN7 Faringdon · 11 km3-bed house £384k OX11 Didcot · 12 km3-bed house £400k OX14 Abingdon · 13 km3-bed house £422k RG17 Hungerford · 18 km3-bed house £386k OX1 Oxford · 20 km3-bed house £522k OX10 Wallingford · 21 km3-bed house £443k OX4 Oxford · 21 km3-bed house £429k

Questions about OX12

Is OX12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Vale of White Horse are up 5.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (73% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (43.6% against 43.8%); 188 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in OX12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX12 sold for £389,003 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £336,256 and £438,761.

How many homes sell in OX12 each year?

188 homes sold in the last year and 1,516 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near OX12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wantage Church of England Primary School, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.