285 Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 1AG
About 285 Cricklade Road
285 Cricklade Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £200,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 39 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 19.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
285 Cricklade Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a rear extension application was refused at 285 Cricklade Road in 2025.
5 applications on record at 285 Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 1AG
- Mar 2005New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Erection of a detached dwelling (Outline).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/05/0339
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2025Decision
- OutlineSept 2025Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
285 Cricklade Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 March 2025Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1AG: £237,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SN2 1AG
Versus other Cricklade Road homes
On years held, 285 Cricklade Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,754
Street avg £2,033
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Poplar Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gorse Hill Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







