Dark Lane Upper Castle Combe, Wiltshire
7 addresses across 3 postcodes (SN14), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28602106.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £505,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026 (+1.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,091 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Wiltshire costs £2,572 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chippenham, about 8.2 km (5.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 130 to 131 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Jubilee Field Surgery, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £505,000 | £505,000 | £505,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £283,000 | £283,000 | £283,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2021 | EAST LAMBFOLD SN14 7HG | Other | £222,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Jun 2021 | MOLESCROFT SN14 7HG | Semi-detached | £500,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | MOLESCROFT SN14 7HG | Semi-detached | £440,000 | |
| 9 Jun 1998 | MOLESCROFT SN14 7HG | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2023 | WELL COTTAGE SN14 7HG | Semi-detached | £505,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2004 | WELL COTTAGE SN14 7HG | Semi-detached | £283,000 | |
| 24 May 1999 | WELL COTTAGE SN14 7HG | Semi-detached | £148,000 |
House prices and rents in Wiltshire
A typical home in Wiltshire cost £328,102 in August 2026, 1.5% more than a year before. That is 14% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £517,138 |
| Semi-detached | £327,224 |
| Terraced | £265,398 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,339 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £263,201 |
Private renters in Wiltshire paid £1,091 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £755 |
| Two bedrooms | £981 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,231 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,754 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 11 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN14 7HF | 5 | 6,263 kWh | under 5 | |
| SN14 7AY | 6 | 3,186 kWh | under 5 |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SN14.
Council tax
What each band costs in Wiltshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,572 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,715 | £2,000 | £2,286 | £2,572 | £3,143 | £3,715 | £4,286 | £5,144 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (32% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, CASTLE COMBE (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Combe Circuit Wiltshire 14/06821/FUL | Solar farm | 12 MW | Operational Mar 2015 | 280 m |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: WESSEX WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN14 7HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN14 7HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SN14 7AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 130 m and 131 m above sea level (130 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN14 7AY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SN14 7HF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SN14 7HG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chippenham 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Melksham 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Werrets Castle Combe | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chippenham | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 36.7 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Jubilee Field Surgery Good Jul 2017 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Chippenham Pharmacy And Health Clinic | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hathaway Medical Clinic | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Care homes | Ordinary Life Project Association - 15 Mossmead Good Apr 2019 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Leigh Delamere West - Forecourt Cashzone | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,680 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hans Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south-east. 99 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| The Dower House | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Long barrow 240m south west of Green Barrow Farm | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| The Old Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Motte and bailey castle 600m north of Castle Combe | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Spectacle Plantation | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Parsonage Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| White Gate Plantation | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Dyer's Plantation | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Gibb Hill | Hill | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Kent's Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the street's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wiltshire: see them on the Wiltshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 285 childminders and 38 home childcarers (nannies) in Wiltshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Old Dairy Drive (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SN14 7HG: 4 addresses
- SN14 7HF: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- SN14 7AY: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Old Dairy Drive · B4039 · Dunns Lane · Westway Close · School Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.