8 Common Hill, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EB
About 8 Common Hill
8 Common Hill is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 448 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 44.2% above the 2011 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
8 Common Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 8 Common Hill was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2022ConditionsIn report
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING) OF PLANNING APPLICATION PL/2021/07804 (CONVERSION OF STORAGE AND OFFICE BUILDINGS TO FORM A 2 BED HOLIDAY UNIT At: 8 COMMON HILL, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6EB)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- PL/2022/06198
- Jul 2022ConversionFullIn report
CONVERSION OF STORAGE AND OFFICE BUILDINGS TO FORM A 2 BED HOLIDAY UNIT
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2021/07804
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Sales history & valuation
8 Common Hill saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£150,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 9 years.
£104,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
15 December 2011Most recent
£104,000
+1.0%over 5 years16 December 2005
£103,000
+24.1%over 3 years2 September 2002
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 6EB: £263,500 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in BA14 6EB
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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 Common Hill homes
EPC Rating for 8 Common Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,501
Street avg £2,969
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
2.0 km
Keevil CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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