16 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR
About 16 Chaffinch Drive
16 Chaffinch Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Trowbridge (BA14 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 784 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 54.3% above the 2006 sale of £168,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
16 Chaffinch Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft Conversion with Side Dormer
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2022/09123
What's in 16 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Chaffinch Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 5 years.
£168,500
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2006Most recent
£168,500
+17.4%over 2 years19 December 2003
£143,500
+44.6%over 2 years14 December 2001
£99,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in BA14 9TR: £227,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BA14 9TR
23 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR
Sold Feb 2025
£233,0005 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR
Sold Oct 2024
£225,00024 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR
Sold Apr 2024
£227,5006 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR
Sold Sept 2021
£200,00021 Chaffinch Drive, Trowbridge, BA14 9TR
Sold Mar 2021
£258,000
Everything we know about 16 Chaffinch Drive, in one report
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Versus other Chaffinch Drive homes
On epc rating, 16 Chaffinch Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,313
Street avg £2,755
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Widbrook Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Augustine's Catholic College. 15 schools nearby.
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