Chestnut Cottage, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Burton, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 7LS). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £848,000 sits 80.4% above the 2007 sale of £470,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
Energy performance
Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2011FullIn report
Erection of Attached Annex (Following Demolition of Existing Annex).
- Reference
- N/11/01866/FUL
What's in Chestnut Cottage, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Chestnut Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£848,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 11 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2007Most recent
£470,000
+422.2%over 11 years1 August 1996
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 7LS: £600,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SN14 7LS
2 The Meads, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS
Sold Jun 2024
£245,0005 The Meads, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS
Sold Mar 2023
£209,000Mullions, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS
Sold Sept 2021
£600,000Pound Cottage, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS
Sold Mar 2021
£667,500Coach House, Burton, Chippenham, SN14 7LS
Sold Oct 2020
£995,000
Versus the street
On floor area, Chestnut Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,315
Street avg £2,760
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Trinity Church of England 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







