42 Norman Road, Swindon, SN2 1AX
About 42 Norman Road
42 Norman Road is an end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66).
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £239,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 73.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
42 Norman Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
42 Norman Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 42 Norman Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£239,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2021Most recent
£239,000
+13.7%over 4 years11 August 2016
£210,250
+61.8%over 2 years3 June 2014
£129,950
+138.4%over 15 years22 December 1998
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1AX: £247,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Norman Road homes
42 Norman Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,516
Street avg £2,085
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Barnabas Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gorse Hill Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







