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About The Former Vicarage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Former Vicarage is a four-bedroom detached house in Seend, Melksham, Melksham (SN12 6NR). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £1,200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Former Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Former Vicarage, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at The Former Vicarage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesApprove with Conditions
T1 - Horse Chestnut tree - remove 2 branches to gain 1m clearance from overhead cables T3 - Acacia tree - side prune back to main stem one overhanging branch to gain 2m clearance from overhead cables G1 - group of Yew trees - through prune to gain 0.5m
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£1,200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for The Former Vicarage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £3,362
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN12 6NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 31 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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