The Cottage, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dyrham, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £974,000 is 34.3% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
The Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Cottage.
- Jul 2023FullIn report
Extension to existing stable and creation of access track.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- P23/01408/F
- Jan 2022ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Discharge of condition 4 (programme of archaeological investigation), 7 (parking area materials), 8 (CEMP) and 9 (tree replacement) attached to planning permission P20/22832/F. Erection of two storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation and enlargement of existing parking provision.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DOC21/00349
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£974,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 11 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2013Most recent
£725,000
+66.7%over 11 years10 June 2002
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 8HN: £740,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SN14 8HN
The Old Rectory, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN
Sold Aug 2024
£4,500,000Old Rectory Cottage, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN
Sold Nov 2019
£420,000Rogers Orchard, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN
Sold Oct 2017
£1,275,000Gatekeepers Lodge, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN
Sold Jul 2017
£190,000
Versus other Upper Street homes
The Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Home Farm — bus stop.
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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







