17 Ashton Common, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DY
About 17 Ashton Common
17 Ashton Common is a detached house in Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 6DY). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, 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, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £955,000 is 12.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 92.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £850,000 in August 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
17 Ashton Common's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
17 Ashton Common has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension of existing summer house to form dependent relative accommodation
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2022/06594
- Jan 2017RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective planning application for the replacement of existing hedge & fence boundary with 1.6m dry-stone-wall.
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/11047/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Ashton Common has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
£955,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.8% per year over 5 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 13.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2019Most recent
£850,000
+25.9%over 3 years17 September 2015
£675,000
+58.8%over 1 year21 April 2014
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 6DY: £500,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in BA14 6DY
5 Ashton Common, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DY
Sold Nov 2020
£620,00011 Ashton Common, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DY
Sold Oct 2020
£500,0002 Ashton Common, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DY
Sold Sept 2020
£685,00013 Ashton Common, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DY
Sold Jul 2018
£269,0006 Ashton Common, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6DY
Sold Jun 2018
£297,500
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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 Ashton Common homes
On price per m², 17 Ashton Common stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,913
Street avg £2,886
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Common Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
The Mead Community Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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