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1 Chance Cottage, Shaftesbury Road, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6BW

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
195 m²
2099 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Chance Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Chance Cottage is a semi-detached house in Mere, Warminster, Warminster (BA12 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 195 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 42.5% above the 2014 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Chance Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chance Cottage, Shaftesbury Road, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6BW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Chance Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/2023/05265
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2005
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    ERECT CONSERVATORY AND GARAGE

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2005/1982
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Chance Cottage

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Chance Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£627,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£440,000

Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 January 2014Most recent

    £440,000

    +486.7%over 18 years
  2. 3 January 1996

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BA12 6BW: £329,000 (2023–2017).

On the street

Versus other Shaftesbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Chance Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,256

Street avg £2,860

On par

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Chance Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Warminster district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

White Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Mere School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Chance Cottage, Shaftesbury Road, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6BW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.