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Get startedHillcrest is a four-bedroom detached house in Marlborough (SN8 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £498,950 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Hillcrest ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Revision to rear dormers, replacement windows and doors. Elevations to be painted and replacement slate pitches.
Hillcrest has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 28 years.
£498,950
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 28 years.
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Hillcrest is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,228
Street avg £4,145
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Erection of roof dormers to front and rear; installation of rooflight to front elevation; Demolish front wall and replace with railings.
1 more application for this property
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28 March 2025Most recent
£498,950
+53.5%over 5 years21 August 2019
£325,000
+44.4%over 12 years1 June 2007
£225,000
+186.6%over 9 years18 August 1997
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN8 1AS: £390,000 (2025–2019).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
SN8 1EJ
Rawlingswell Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB