12b, Downhayes Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8QQ
About 12b
12b is a one-bedroom detached house in Trowbridge (BA14 8QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 384 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £97,000 in September 2018. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 20.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
12b has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.
£97,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2018Most recent
£97,000
+4.3%over 1 year10 August 2017
£93,000
+11.4%over 10 years12 December 2006
£83,500
+21.0%over 7 months18 May 2006
£69,000
+56.8%over 4 years28 May 2001
£44,000
+31.3%over 1 year25 May 2000
£33,500
+19.6%over 1 year16 July 1998
£28,000
+12.2%over 2 years14 April 1996
£24,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 8QQ: £274,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BA14 8QQ
1 Downhayes Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8QQ
Sold Nov 2025
£275,00012c, Downhayes Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8QQ
Sold Jan 2025
£110,00011 Downhayes Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8QQ
Sold Nov 2024
£274,0002 Downhayes Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8QQ
Sold Aug 2024
£300,00010 Downhayes Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8QQ
Sold Jul 2023
£231,500
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Kensington Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School. 16 schools nearby.
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