The Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Alderton, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 6NL). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 33.6% above the 2020 sale price. Sold July 2020 for £425,000.
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 25 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
19 July 2020Most recent
£425,000
+507.1%over 24 years4 December 1995
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 6NL: £540,000 (2025–2016).
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
£1,225,000Mistletoe Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Dec 2017
£540,000Ruby Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold Dec 2016
£500,000Fountain Cottage, The Street, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NL
Sold May 2016
£449,950
Versus other The Street homes
The Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,972
Street avg £3,005
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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







