Overview
Douglas and Simmons (Sales) Ltd is an estate agent based at 25-26 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AE. The business trades from 2 offices under the same website (douglasandsimmons.co.uk). The registered business name is Douglas and Simmons Ltd. Companies House number 04051630. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme.
Between 2022 and 2025 home.co.uk recorded Douglas and Simmons (Sales) Ltd in 4 local agent league tables on 4 occasions. At its best it ranked 8th of 20+ agents in DE4 (January 2022), with 4 homes for sale of 111 in the area (4% share). In the most recent capture (January 2022) it was 8th of 20+ in DE4 with 4 homes, a 4% share.
Homes in the OX12 postcode district sold for a median £340,000 across 337 sales in the last 12 months. Across Vale of White Horse the average price is £413,773 (July 2026), +22.9% over ten years and 5.6× its January 1995 level. 23 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in OX12.
Market position and ranking
How Douglas and Simmons (Sales) Ltd has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from home.co.uk league tables captured by the Internet Archive between 2022 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE4 | 2022-01 | 8of 20+ | 4of 111 | 4% |
| SN7 | 2025-03 | 9of 20+ | 2of 140 | 1% |
| OX11 | 2025-01 | 17of 20+ | 1of 250 | 0% |
| Didcot | 2025-01 | 12of 18 | 1of 235 | 0% |
The DE4 market it trades in
20+ agents advertising 111 homes, average asking price £412,714, 20 new in the previous 14 days. home.co.uk, 2022-01-20.
All homes for sale in DE4
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in DE4
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fidler Taylor and CompanyArchway Estate Office, 16 Crown Square, Matlock, DE4 3AT | 11 | 10% |
| 3 | Fine & CountryMallard Way, Pride Park, DE24 8GX | 11 | 10% |
| 4 | The top 20 DE4 Estate Agents are listed below, along with the number of DE4 Properties For Sale in their respective property portfolios followed by their estimated market share (% of total DE4 property market). Buyers and sellers of DE4 property will probably find that these popular leading estate agents can offer above average market insight and property sales service. 1. Sally BothamBank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NF | 17 | 15% |
| 4 | Dales & PeaksDale Road, Matlock, DE4 3LT | 10 | 9% |
| 5 | Grants of DerbyshireMarket Place, Wirksworth, DE4 4ET | 8 | 7% |
| 6 | Audley Estates65, High Street, Egham, TW20 9EY | 5 | 4% |
| 7 | Scargill Mann & CoUnit 3, Parkside, Olde Englishe Road, Matlock, DE4 3SX | 5 | 4% |
| 8 | Douglas & Simmons25-26 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AE | 4 | 4% |
| 9 | Eadon Lockwood & RiddleRoyal Oak Place Matlock Street,, Bakewell,, DE45 1HD | 4 | 4% |
| 10 | BagshawsBridge Street, Bakewell, DE45 1DS | 3 | 3% |
| 11 | BagshawsVine House Church Street Ashbourne, Derbyshire DE6 1AE | 3 | 3% |
| 12 | RedbrikSheffield, 837 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8TH, | 3 | 3% |
| 13 | StrikeThe Octagon, Middleborough, CO1 1TG | 3 | 3% |
| 14 | Your MoveBridge Street, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1AX | 3 | 3% |
| 15 | Bruton SolutionsMilbanke Court,, Milbanke Way,, Bracknell,, RG12 1RP | 2 | 2% |
| 16 | Derbyshire PropertiesBridge Street, Belper, DE56 1AY | 2 | 2% |
| 17 | Hall & Benson22a - 24 High Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BN | 2 | 2% |
| 18 | PurplebricksSuite 7, First Floor, Cranmore Place, Cranmore Drive, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4RZ | 2 | 2% |
| 19 | William H BrownGlumangate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1TP | 2 | 2% |
| 20 | 99Home Ltd38A Court Parade, East Lane, Wembley, London, HA0 3HS | 1 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
Homes for sale by price, bedrooms, property type, time on the market and postcode appear here once our crawler has read douglasandsimmons.co.uk. Agents can speed this up by claiming the profile.
Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
Reviews
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Online presence
Profiles are found by reading the links on the agent’s own website. Follower counts and posting activity will be added as they are collected.
The local market
Average prices across Vale of White Horse since January 1995, and what has sold in OX12 in the last year. Vale of White Horse averages £413,773 in July 2026, +19.8% over five years and +22.9% over ten.
Average house price, Vale of White Horse
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Vale of White Horse
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sales per month in OX12
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in OX12
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, OX12 | £340,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 337 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £522,500 | Semi-detached | £340,000 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | Flat | £196,500 |
Other agents in OX12
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Green & Co. (Oxford) Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | 3home.co.uk 2025 |
| Stowhill Estates Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | 3home.co.uk 2025 |
| Paul Pieri | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Simpsons Estate Agents | Estate agentIndependent | 2home.co.uk 2025 |
| Charles Bartlett Residential | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1home.co.uk 2025 |
| ABBEY GROUP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLP | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Belvoir Wantage | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | — |
| Collegiate AC Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Crux Investment Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Davis Tate | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Jess Simpson Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Matthew & Timothy Green | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Openhouse VOWH | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Regalis Property Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Richmond Villages – Letcombe Regis | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Sett For Life | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Specialist Letting Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Stoneacre Advisors Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Thomas Merrifield | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Vanderbilt Homes | Estate agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Vale of White Horse · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Douglas offices
1 other office share the website douglasandsimmons.co.uk.
- Belvoir WantageVale of White Horse OX12 8AE
Questions and answers
Is Douglas and Simmons (Sales) Ltd a leading agent in DE4?
home.co.uk ranked it 8th of 20+ agents in DE4 by homes for sale in January 2022, with 4% of local stock.
Which redress scheme is Douglas and Simmons (Sales) Ltd a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Douglas and Simmons (Sales) Ltd?
A median £340,000 in OX12 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 337 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| home.co.uk agent league tables, via the Internet Archive | 4 snapshots, 2022–2025 |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Vale of White Horse, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | OX12, last 12 months |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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