12a, Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
About 12a
12a is a three-bedroom detached house in Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
Sold August 2021 for £655,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £742,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 87.6% 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
Energy performance
12a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Sycamore tree - fell because phone wires running through and will get too big for area.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2022/00145
- May 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Bay tree - fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03714/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£742,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.
£655,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£655,000
+63.7%over 9 years10 May 2012
£400,000
+7.4%over 5 years6 July 2006
£372,500
+22.1%over 2 years23 December 2003
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 6EY: £775,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BA14 6EY
15 Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Jul 2025
£870,0001 Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Oct 2024
£775,0009 Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Apr 2022
£1,250,0008 Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Jan 2019
£515,00011 Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Oct 2010
£315,000
Everything we know about 12a, 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 Dark Lane North homes
On price per m², 12a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,962
Street avg £3,004
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Keevil CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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