15 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD

15 Bences Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Marshfield, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 8TD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 67.4% above the 2007 sale of £310,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.