7 Foscote Cottage, Grittleton, Chippenham, SN14 6AQ
About 7 Foscote Cottage
7 Foscote Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Grittleton, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 21.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 215.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
7 Foscote Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 - Yew tree - crown lift/prune to clear garage roof and reduce canopy and shape 2 - small Apple tree - fell and larger Apple tree - prune apical shoot in top canopy up to 2m and general prune
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2024/00620
- Nov 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension and First Floor Bathroom Extension
- Reference
- N/05/02326/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 6 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£350,000
+30.7%over 5 years15 September 2016
£267,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 6AQ: £120,000 (2023–1997).
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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
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.7dB







