26 Bowood Road, Swindon, SN1 4LP
About 26 Bowood Road
26 Bowood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN1 4LP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £325,000 in January 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
26 Bowood Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 26 Bowood Road, Swindon, SN1 4LP
- Mar 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/04/4037
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 26 Bowood Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 28 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2025Most recent
£325,000
+16.9%over 5 years25 July 2019
£278,000
+275.7%over 21 years31 July 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN1 4LP: £310,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Bowood Road homes
On years held, 26 Bowood Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,963
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







