Pear Tree Cottage, Park Lane, Ford, Chippenham, SN14 8RN
About Pear Tree Cottage
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2020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
Planning history
Pear Tree Cottage has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 Lawson Cypress and 1 Spruce
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/06332/TCA
- Apr 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Internal and External Alterations
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00382/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Pear Tree Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 15 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2012Most recent
£250,000
-15.3%over 4 years28 March 2008
£295,000
+86.1%over 9 years27 September 1998
£158,500
+24.3%over 1 year22 May 1997
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 8RN: £600,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in SN14 8RN
Versus other Park Lane homes
Pear Tree Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,178
Street avg £5,661
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.1 km
Park Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
By Brook Valley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







