What type of property is Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL is a semi-detached house.

How energy efficient is Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

The current EPC rating for Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft). That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SN14 6NL. Source: EPC Register.

How is Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL heated?

The latest EPC at Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL is in council tax band E.

Where is Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL located?

Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL sits in Alderton, Chippenham, Chippenham. It falls within the SN14 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

Police records around Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 65% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

The closest primary school to Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL is Luckington Community School (1.3km).

What transport links are near Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL?

The closest bus stop to Porch Cottage, The Street, SN14 6NL is Forge House, 23m away. In total there are 7 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Porch Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Porch Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Porch Cottage is a semi-detached house in Alderton, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 6NL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Porch Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Porch Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Porch Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Porch Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 6NL: £540,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in SN14 6NL

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Porch Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

50 (E)

Street avg 46 (E)

On par

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chippenham district page.

Full Chippenham report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN14 6NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN14 6NL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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