17 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE
About 17 Orchard Road
17 Orchard Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chippenham (SN14 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 23.4% above the 2017 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
17 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single Storey Extension to Rear and Extension and Alterations to Front of Dwelling
- Reference
- N/05/01395/FUL
What's in 17 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Orchard Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2017Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 0BE: £350,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SN14 0BE
Versus other Orchard Road homes
Floor Area for 17 Orchard Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,257
Street avg £2,853
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Little Down — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Frogwell Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







