1 Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
About 1 Market Place
1 Market Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Castle Combe, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 7HT). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1229 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (218 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £563,000 is 25.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 44% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in September 2013. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Market Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Re-pollard 1 Willow Tree to 2 Metres
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/08855/TCA
What's in 1 Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 17 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2013Most recent
£450,000
+19.2%over 6 years5 January 2007
£377,500
+181.7%over 9 years30 January 1997
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 7HT: £540,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in SN14 7HT
Church Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
Sold Jun 2021
£725,000Court Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
Sold Apr 2019
£349,000Reading Room Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
Sold Feb 2018
£560,000Old Court House, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
Sold Mar 2016
£485,000The Gates, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
Sold Sept 2004
£185,000
Versus other Market Place homes
On floor area, 1 Market Place runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 34 (F)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 199 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 13.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
Village Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
By Brook Valley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







