17a, Horse Road, Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, BA14 7PE
About 17a
17a is a detached house in Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 7PE). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 45.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2018 for £220,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 17a was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement and raising of roof and associated vertical extension to create bedrooms on the first floor and replacement garage (resubmission of PL/2021/09030) and retrospective permission for a garden room single-storey infill addition to rear.
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2022/02156
- Jan 2022FullIn report
Replacement of roof and associate works, to create bedrooms.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2021/09030
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2018Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 7PE: £295,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BA14 7PE
335 Horse Road, Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, BA14 7PE
Sold Apr 2025
£346,000346 Horse Road, Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, BA14 7PE
Sold Nov 2024
£280,000345 Horse Road, Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, BA14 7PE
Sold Jun 2024
£295,000349 Horse Road, Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, BA14 7PE
Sold Dec 2023
£250,000344 Horse Road, Hilperton Marsh, Trowbridge, BA14 7PE
Sold Sept 2023
£352,500
Everything we know about 17a, 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 Horse Road homes
Floor Area for 17a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,895
Street avg £2,379
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
St Marys Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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