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Get started1 Burnt Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Beanacre, Melksham, Melksham (SN12 7PT). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 38.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2025
Access and parking area to frontage
1 Burnt Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 13 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 13 years.
On floor area, 1 Burnt Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,905
Street avg £2,727
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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30 October 2015Most recent
£215,000
+186.7%over 13 years17 October 2002
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN12 7PT: £620,000 (2024–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
SN12 7EE
Beechfield House Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Shaw CE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB
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