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3 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE

Extendable3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Orchard Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Orchard Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chippenham (SN14 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 28.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £188,500.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Orchard Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Jan 2022
    OutbuildingOutline
    In report

    Proposed outbuilding/store

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/2021/11235
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2021
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Loft conversion with dormer to rear. Materials to match existing (tile hanging to match existing and flat roof).

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    PL/2021/04498
    View planning record

What's in 3 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

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

£242,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£188,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 November 2020Most recent

    £188,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 0BE: £350,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Orchard Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Orchard Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,668

Street avg £2,877

Strongly below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Orchard Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chippenham district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN14 0BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN14 0BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN14 0BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.