Swinford, Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB
About Swinford
Swinford is a detached house in Biddestone, Chippenham, Chippenham (SN14 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1579 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. At 147 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 sits 59.4% above the 2011 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Swinford sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Swinford has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single Storey Extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/08586/FUL
What's in Swinford, Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Swinford valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2011Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN14 7DB: £565,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in SN14 7DB
Stobieside, Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB
Sold Aug 2024
£635,0003 Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB
Sold Jun 2021
£700,000Bramley Bank, Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB
Sold Sept 2015
£443,0004 Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB
Sold Jun 2013
£565,0002 Slaughterford Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DB
Sold Sept 2011
£215,000
Versus other Slaughterford Road homes
Swinford is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,420
Street avg £4,149
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Baptist Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
By Brook Valley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







