5 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG
About 5 Orchard Crescent
5 Orchard Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chippenham (SN14 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 28.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension to rear of existing bungalow and proposed rooms in roof space over existing building.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/08537/FUL
What's in 5 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£199,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2017Most recent
£199,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 0BG: £312,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SN14 0BG
3 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG
Sold Jul 2025
£315,0006 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG
Sold Aug 2024
£255,00021 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG
Sold Jun 2024
£312,50045 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG
Sold Dec 2022
£325,00019 Orchard Crescent, Chippenham, SN14 0BG
Sold Oct 2022
£322,000
Versus other Orchard Crescent homes
On epc rating, 5 Orchard Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,491
Street avg £3,160
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 km
Frogwell School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Frogwell Primary School. 13 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







