Church Farm House, Park Lane, Ford, Chippenham, SN14 8RN

Church Farm House is a five-bedroom detached house in Ford, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,036,000 sits 72.7% above the 2010 sale of £600,000. 11 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.