4 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD
About 4 Bences Close
4 Bences Close is a detached house in Marshfield, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 8TD). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £866,000 is 30.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Energy performance
4 Bences Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Bences Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension to provide additional living accommodation. Installation of 3no. rooflights to rear roof. Installation of window to side elevation.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- PK09/5797/F
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Bences Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£866,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 13 years.
£663,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2014Most recent
£663,000
+113.9%over 12 years2 March 2001
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 8TD: £265,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SN14 8TD
7 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD
Sold Nov 2025
£310,0008 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD
Sold Mar 2021
£265,0001 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD
Sold Dec 2019
£380,0006 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD
Sold Nov 2013
£165,00010 Bences Close, Marshfield, Chippenham, SN14 8TD
Sold Aug 2013
£375,000
Versus other Bences Close homes
4 Bences Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,706
Street avg £3,259
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Hebron Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Marshfield Church of England 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







