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18 Bowood Road, Swindon, SN1 4LP

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Bowood Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Bowood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN1 4LP). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £265,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Bowood Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Bowood Road, Swindon, SN1 4LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 18 Bowood Road, Swindon, SN1 4LP

1decisions1extensions6documents4nearby
  1. Sept 2020
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a garage roof/conversion and a single storey side extension.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/LDP/20/0995
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Bowood Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£321,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 November 2021Most recent

    £265,000

    +23.3%over 1 year

  2. 11 June 2020

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN1 4LP: £317,500 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Bowood Road homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Bowood Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,193

Street avg £2,809

On par

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Bowood Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a look

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Croftmead, Croft Road

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1 Bowling Green Lane

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3 bed2 bath
£282k

1 Glenwood Close

SN1 4EB

2 bed1 bath
£434k

1 Bowood Road

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£436k

1 Dunsford Close

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4 bed3 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swindon district page.
Full Swindon report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Celsus Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

The Commonweal School. 29 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN1 4LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN1 4LP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN1 4LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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