12 Apsley Close, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7RD

12 Apsley Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Hilperton, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 7RD). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 sits 59.1% above the 2007 sale of £286,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 145 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).