16 West Street, Trowbridge, BA14 0AH
About 16 West Street
16 West Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Trowbridge (BA14 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £350,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 West Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 16 West Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Birch tree - Reduce the height by three meters and reduce the remaining canopy in by one to two meters, leaving a balanced shape. All cuts will be back to appropriate pruning points. T2 - Magnolia tree - Prune back the overhanging growth on the nort
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/08492
- Jul 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Birch tree by approx 30%
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- W/12/01032/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 West Street has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 19 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2023Most recent
£350,000
+42.9%over 4 years20 June 2019
£245,000
+2.9%over 2 years13 January 2017
£238,000
+22.1%over 5 years27 October 2011
£195,000
30 April 2008
£195,000
+8.4%over 3 years5 August 2004
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 0AH: £222,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BA14 0AH
Everything we know about 16 West Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other West Street homes
On floor area, 16 West Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,465
Street avg £2,275
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Trinity Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge. 18 schools nearby.
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