3 Orchard Road, Chippenham, SN14 0BE
About 3 Orchard Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
3 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jan 2022OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Proposed outbuilding/store
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2021/11235
- Jun 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£188,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 2020Most recent
£188,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 0BE: £350,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SN14 0BE
Versus other Orchard Road homes
3 Orchard Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,668
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 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







