1a, Whitegates, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HQ

1a is a semi-detached house in Castle Combe, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 129.1% above the 2008 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.