1 The Poplars, Trowbridge, BA14 0AG

1 The Poplars is a five-bedroom detached house in Trowbridge (BA14 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 100% above the 2004 sale of £206,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 19.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.