34, LOCKING CLOSE, BOWERHILL, MELKSHAM, SN12 6XR - £164,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

34 LOCKING CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 66m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £248,708. It was last sold for £164,000 in September 2014, which was around 25% below the average September 2014 semi-detached price in the Wiltshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2014, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

34 LOCKING CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 34 LOCKING CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Wiltshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 34 LOCKING CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2014 1 SEP	£164,000	£217,345	25% below HPI
1999 30 NOV	£79,995	£91,164	12% below HPI
1996 21 OCT	£54,000	£63,257	15% below HPI

34 LOCKING CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Wiltshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three 34 LOCKING CLOSE sales between October 1996 and September 2014 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the November 1999 sale was for 12% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 12% below the HPI over time, until the September 2014 sale, where it falls to 25% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 25% below the HPI.

What might 34 LOCKING CLOSE be worth now?

34 LOCKING CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £248,708.

This is based on house price inflation of 51.7%, between September 2014 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Wiltshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 51.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 34 LOCKING CLOSE of £164,000 on 1st September 2014. For the value to have increased from £164,000 to £248,708 over the nine years and nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 34 LOCKING CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Wiltshire local authority area.
• The September 2014 sale price of £164,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 34 LOCKING CLOSE has not materially changed since September 2014.

How Large is 34 LOCKING CLOSE?

34 LOCKING CLOSE is 66m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2014. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Bowerhill, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Bowerhill, and where 34 LOCKING CLOSE lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 34 LOCKING CLOSE, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bowerhill.

34 LOCKING CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

34 LOCKING CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.052 of an acre, or 211m². The below map shows the location of 34 LOCKING CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 34 LOCKING CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 34 LOCKING CLOSE?

34 LOCKING CLOSE is located in BOWERHILL, in the SN12 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 34 on LOCKING CLOSE.