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The Dovecote Barn, Belfry Drive, Hullavington, Chippenham, SN14 6QW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
227 m²
2443 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 15
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Dovecote Barn

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

The Dovecote Barn is a semi-detached house in Hullavington, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 6QW). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (155 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £827,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 120.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £730,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

The Dovecote Barn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
22.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Dovecote Barn, Belfry Drive, Hullavington, Chippenham, SN14 6QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2020
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Proposed garden office

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    19/10586/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on The Dovecote Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£827,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£730,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 March 2021Most recent

    £730,000

    +35.2%over 7 years
  2. 26 February 2014

    £540,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 6QW: £374,000 (2025–2004).

On the street

Versus other Belfry Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Dovecote Barn is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,216

Street avg £2,289

Strongly above

Floor Area

227 m²

Street avg 177 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

22.0 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Dovecote Barn

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

0.1 km

Watts Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN14 6QW

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Dovecote Barn, Belfry Drive, Hullavington, Chippenham, SN14 6QW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.