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Pear Tree Cottage, Park Lane, Ford, Chippenham, SN14 8RN

Listed building4 sales on record7 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
115 m²
1235 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pear Tree Cottage

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

Pear Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Ford, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1235 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. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 sits 118.4% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 14 years since the last transfer (May 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

  • Bedrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

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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.

Pear Tree 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 10 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pear Tree Cottage, Park Lane, Ford, Chippenham, SN14 8RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pear Tree Cottage has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Jul 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell 1 Lawson Cypress and 1 Spruce

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    17/06332/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2016
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Internal and External Alterations

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    16/00382/LBC
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

Pear Tree Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2012)

£250,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 May 2012Most recent

    £250,000

    -15.3%over 4 years
  2. 28 March 2008

    £295,000

    +86.1%over 9 years
  3. 27 September 1998

    £158,500

    +24.3%over 1 year
  4. 22 May 1997

    £127,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 8RN: £600,000 (2024–2010).

On the street

Versus other Park Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Pear Tree Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,178

Street avg £5,661

Below

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Pear Tree 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

0.1 km

Park Lane — 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN14 8RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 Pear Tree Cottage, Park Lane, Ford, Chippenham, SN14 8RN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.