8 Orchard Close, Warminster, BA12 0BT

8 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Warminster (BA12 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 61 m² this is the 6th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 329.4% above the 1997 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 69.3% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).