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The Cottage, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN

6 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
156 m²
1678 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2022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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at The Cottage.

  1. Jul 2023
    Full
    In report

    Extension to existing stable and creation of access track.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    P23/01408/F
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2022
    ExtensionConditions
    In 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
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Cottage

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£974,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£725,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2013Most recent

    £725,000

    +66.7%over 11 years
  2. 10 June 2002

    £435,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 8HN: £740,000 (2024–2016).

On the street

Versus other Upper Street homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

EPC Rating

30 (F)

Street avg 49 (E)

Below

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chippenham district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN14 8HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN14 8HN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN14 8HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, Upper Street, Dyrham, Chippenham, SN14 8HN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.