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101a, Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5PL

Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 101a

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

101a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN1 5PL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 62.3% above the 1999 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor MaisonetteEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 101a, Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

101a has no planning applications on record.

15

But the area is active

15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

101a has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£175,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 October 1999Most recent

    £175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN1 5PL: £115,000 (2020–2020).

On the street

Versus other Commercial Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

101a outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,365

Street avg £3,387

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 43 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 101a

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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.
£218k

1 George Street

SN1 5HE

2 bed1 bath
£203k

1 Dryden Street

SN1 5LA

2 bed1 bath
£192k

1 Lorne Street

SN1 5DP

2 bed1 bath
£190k

1 Butterworth Street

SN1 5HA

2 bed1 bath
£144k

1 Dowling Street

SN1 5QY

2 bed
£139k

1 Church Place

SN1 5ED

2 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Dean Street

SN1 5EN

3 bed1 bath
£249k

1 Ford Street

SN1 5EY

3 bed1 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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Commercial Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School. 31 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 5PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN1 5PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN1 5PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 101a, Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.