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EPC B
About 188a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
188a is a detached house in Forest, Melksham, Melksham (SN12 7RF). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2015) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 164 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold December 2022 for £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
188a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2025
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£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2022)
£585,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Woodrow Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 188a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,567
Street avg £3,119
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN12 7RF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 36 points of interest in total.
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