1 Applewood Close, Chippenham, SN14 0JG

1 Applewood Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chippenham (SN14 0JG). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since June 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 sits 50% above the 2008 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.