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About 8 Ashdown Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Ashdown Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melksham (SN12 7HP). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 362 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 89.3% above the 2009 sale of £149,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Ashdown 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2019
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Ashdown Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2009)
£149,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ashdown Drive homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Ashdown Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,435
Street avg £3,370
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN12 7HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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