4 Foscote Cottages, Grittleton, Chippenham, SN14 6AG
About 4 Foscote Cottages
4 Foscote Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Grittleton, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 6AG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 233.8% above the 1999 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 33.9% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Replacement of attached single-storey rear outbuildings, with extension to existing single-storey rear extension. Internal reconfiguration of entrance hall and first floor together with general landscaping provisions and formalisation of parking arrangeme
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2025/02965
- Jan 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Eucalyptus - Fell
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/11157
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Sales history & valuation
4 Foscote Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 1999Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 6AG: £330,000 (2014–2001).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Grittleton House Gates — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.7dB







