72, CARETAKERS CLOSE, MELKSHAM, SN12 8FR - £325,000

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

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE is a small detached house of 91m². It was last sold for £325,000 in June 2023, which was around 36% below the average June 2023 detached price in the Wiltshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2017, where the current energy rating was B, and the potential energy rating was A.

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Wiltshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 72 CARETAKERS 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
2023 7 JUN	£325,000	£510,029	36% below HPI
2017 31 AUG	£273,995	£430,366	36% below HPI

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wiltshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE sales from August 2017 and June 2023 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 August 2017 sale was for 36% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 36% below the HPI over time, until the June 2023 sale, which was also at 36% below the HPI.

What might 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE be worth now?

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £331,174.

This is based on house price inflation of 1.9%, between June 2023 and December 2024, for 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 1.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE of £325,000 on 7th June 2023. For the value to have increased from £325,000 to £331,174 over the six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wiltshire local authority area.
• The June 2023 sale price of £325,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE has not materially changed since June 2023.

How Large is 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE?

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE is 91m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2017. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Melksham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Melksham, and where 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 21% of detached houses houses are smaller than 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE, and 78% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Melksham.

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.053 of an acre, or 213m². The below map shows the location of 72 CARETAKERS 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 72 CARETAKERS 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 72 CARETAKERS CLOSE?

72 CARETAKERS CLOSE is located in MELKSHAM, in the SN12 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 72 on CARETAKERS CLOSE.