Fountain Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
About Fountain Cottage
Fountain Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Alderton, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 6NL). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 41.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Fountain Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2016FullIn report
Proposed replacement of existing stables with garden room and store
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/08020/FUL
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Alterations and extensions
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/05648/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Fountain Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£449,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2016Most recent
£449,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 6NL: £540,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in SN14 6NL
The Gables, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Mar 2025
£22,000Fern Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Jan 2024
£1,225,000The Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Jul 2020
£425,000Mistletoe Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Dec 2017
£540,000Ruby Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Dec 2016
£500,000
Versus other The Street homes
Price per m² for Fountain Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,166
Street avg £2,885
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Forge House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Luckington Community School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







