Detached 2 sales on record

2 BAY GARDENS

MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6ZU

£350,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Shop	Co-op Food	0.3 miles
Train station	Melksham	1.4 miles
Hospital	Chippenham Community Hospital	5.8 miles
University	University of Bath	9.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£350,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,889/m²

Local average

£426,909 (34 sales)

Street crime

114 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 07/09/2021

Expiry date: 06/09/2031

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£350,000	Detached	+13.6%	£356,078 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/09/2021	£308,000	Detached	—	£351,798 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£350,000
listed	31/12/2025	£350,000
sold	01/01/2021	£308,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
10A HAWTHORN ROAD, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 7FT	£320,000	17/03/2026	Detached
15 GREENFINCH CLOSE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 7GP	£427,500	15/01/2026	Detached
2 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£345,000	19/12/2023	Detached
62 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£510,000	31/10/2023	Detached
56 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£500,000	27/10/2023	Detached
58 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£445,000	27/10/2023	Detached
1 HAWTHORN ROAD, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 7FT	£310,000	01/09/2023	Detached
50 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£489,000	04/08/2023	Detached
18 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£470,000	14/07/2023	Detached
46 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£510,000	27/06/2023	Detached
25 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£430,000	23/06/2023	Detached
48 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£480,000	22/06/2023	Detached
16 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£430,000	16/06/2023	Detached
42 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£490,000	16/06/2023	Detached
14 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£420,000	09/06/2023	Detached
12 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£380,000	02/06/2023	Detached
38 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£485,000	28/02/2023	Detached
17 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT	£250,000	26/01/2023	Detached
71 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN	£365,000	22/12/2022	Detached
12 MARJORAM CLOSE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YU	£515,000	20/12/2022	Detached

Area average: £428,575 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -9.3%

10y growth 46.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wiltshire. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 1.9%

5y (index) 14.6%

10y (index) 32.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wiltshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £965/mo

Realistic £1,072/mo

Optimistic £1,179/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wiltshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for West Wiltshire: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Bungalow, Dowding Court, SN12	£1,250/mo	2	0.77 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.36%

Max investor price (0.8%) £156,250

Target investor price (1%) £125,000

Gross yield 4.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 23.3×

Monthly cashflow £-278/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -3.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	49
Anti-social behaviour	28
Public order	8
Criminal damage and arson	7
Other theft	6
Burglary	5
Other crime	4
Shoplifting	3
Drugs	2
Vehicle crime	2
Total incidents	114

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 9 Dec 2014
Melksham Oak Community School	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 27 Nov 2022
Bowerhill Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 7 Jul 2024
The Manor CofE VC Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Requires improvement — 5 Dec 2022
Aloeric Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 12 Feb 2015

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 2 BAY GARDENS, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6ZU

## Property details

- Slug: `c4ce013` (address key hash: `c4ce013ce34a12cce3967cada843be46fa3fc470`)
- Postcode: SN12 6ZU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 90 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £350,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,889/m²
- Local average: £426,909 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 114 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £350,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 06/09/2031
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0831-3002-2301-6859-7204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £350,000 | Detached | +13.6% | £356,078 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-97b3-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2021-09-30 | £308,000 | Detached | — | £351,798 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/eed73e76-6c8d-6af3-e053-6c04a8c08aba) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 BAY GARDENS, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6ZU | £350,000 | 27/03/2026 | Detached |
| 2 BAY GARDENS, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6ZU | £308,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170703647](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9e0ac7d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £350,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-31 | £350,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £308,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 10A HAWTHORN ROAD, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 7FT | £320,000 | 17/03/2026 | Detached |
| 15 GREENFINCH CLOSE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 7GP | £427,500 | 15/01/2026 | Detached |
| 2 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £345,000 | 19/12/2023 | Detached |
| 62 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £510,000 | 31/10/2023 | Detached |
| 56 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £500,000 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| 58 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £445,000 | 27/10/2023 | Detached |
| 1 HAWTHORN ROAD, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 7FT | £310,000 | 01/09/2023 | Detached |
| 50 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £489,000 | 04/08/2023 | Detached |
| 18 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £470,000 | 14/07/2023 | Detached |
| 46 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £510,000 | 27/06/2023 | Detached |
| 25 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £430,000 | 23/06/2023 | Detached |
| 48 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £480,000 | 22/06/2023 | Detached |
| 16 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £430,000 | 16/06/2023 | Detached |
| 42 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £490,000 | 16/06/2023 | Detached |
| 14 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £420,000 | 09/06/2023 | Detached |
| 12 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £380,000 | 02/06/2023 | Detached |
| 38 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £485,000 | 28/02/2023 | Detached |
| 17 BASIL DRIVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6LT | £250,000 | 26/01/2023 | Detached |
| 71 MINT GROVE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YN | £365,000 | 22/12/2022 | Detached |
| 12 MARJORAM CLOSE, MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6YU | £515,000 | 20/12/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £428,575 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -9.3%
- **10y growth:** 46.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wiltshire; Detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wiltshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £965/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,072/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,179/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for West Wiltshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Dowding Court, SN12 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.77 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-278/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **114** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 9 Dec 2014 |
| Melksham Oak Community School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2022 |
| Bowerhill Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 7 Jul 2024 |
| The Manor CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 5 Dec 2022 |
| Aloeric Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 12 Feb 2015 |