20 Birch Gardens, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7TW
About 20 Birch Gardens
20 Birch Gardens is a detached house in Hilperton, Trowbridge, Trowbridge (BA14 7TW). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 125.1% above the 2002 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Birch Gardens 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 20 Birch Gardens.
- Oct 2024ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Prior approval under Part 1 Class A.1(ea) for the replacement of existing Conservatory with Garden Room
Extension- Reference
- PL/2024/08379
- Mar 2004
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 Birch Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 2 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2002Most recent
£195,000
+21.9%over 2 years1 June 2000
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 7TW: £415,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BA14 7TW
6 Birch Gardens, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7TW
Sold May 2025
£530,00018 Birch Gardens, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7TW
Sold Nov 2024
£415,00011 Birch Gardens, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7TW
Sold May 2023
£462,5002 Birch Gardens, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7TW
Sold Feb 2021
£385,00016 Birch Gardens, Hilperton, Trowbridge, BA14 7TW
Sold May 2019
£495,000
Everything we know about 20 Birch Gardens, 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 Birch Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 20 Birch Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,477
Street avg £2,447
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Helps Well Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Mead Community Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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