The Old Rectory, Church Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DP

The Old Rectory is a detached house in Biddestone, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 328 m² (around 3531 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 328 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, new windows and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,360,000 is 13.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 137.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.