8 The Downlands, Warminster, BA12 0BD

8 The Downlands is a five-bedroom detached house in Warminster (BA12 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 sits 66% above the 2009 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 194 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 26 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.