8 Melvin Close, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1PG
About 8 Melvin Close
8 Melvin Close is a semi-detached house in Laverstock, Salisbury, Salisbury (SP1 1PG). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 190.7% above the 1999 sale of £83,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 32.6% below the postcode norm. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Aug 2022
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Planning history
8 Melvin Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Melvin Close has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 1999Most recent
£83,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in SP1 1PG: £385,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SP1 1PG
12 Melvin Close, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1PG
Sold Oct 2023
£360,0001 Melvin Close, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1PG
Sold Jul 2023
£355,0006 Melvin Close, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1PG
Sold Jun 2023
£435,0003 Melvin Close, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1PG
Sold Jun 2023
£510,0005 Melvin Close, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1PG
Sold Nov 2021
£385,000
Versus other Melvin Close homes
On price per m², 8 Melvin Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,892
Street avg £4,078
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Greenwood Avenue East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Martin's CofE Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB