12b, Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
About 12b
12b is a 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 D. 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.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 sits 267.5% above the 1997 sale of £163,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 55.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
12b'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
Planning history at 12b is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Norway Spruce - Fell
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02347/TCA
- Feb 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Norway Spruce - reduction in height by 2 - 3 metres & crown .
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00507/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12b's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£163,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 July 1997Most recent
£163,000
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
£1,250,00012a, Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Aug 2021
£655,0008 Dark Lane North, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EY
Sold Jan 2019
£515,000
Everything we know about 12b, 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, 12b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,235
Street avg £3,314
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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