14 The Close, Gastard, Corsham, SN13 9PX

14 The Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gastard, Corsham, Corsham (SN13 9PX). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in April 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 94.7% above the 2009 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 45.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.