What kind of home is 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ?

15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

What did 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ sell for?

15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ last sold for £118,000 in May 2007, around 19 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ have?

The current EPC rating for 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in September 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ?

15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN2 1BQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ use?

The latest EPC at 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ?

15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ in?

15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ sits in Swindon. It falls within the SN2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ?

Police records around 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ?

The closest primary school to 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ is Gorse Hill Primary School (407m), one of 31 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Joseph's Catholic College (1.1km), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ?

The closest bus stop to 15 Handel Street, SN2 1BQ is Gorse Hill South, 66m away. The nearest rail option is Swindon Rail Station, 697m away.

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15 Handel Street, Swindon, SN2 1BQ

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Handel Street

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

15 Handel Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 72% above the 2007 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 23.2% 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

Bedrooms3

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

15 Handel Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Handel Street, Swindon, SN2 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Handel Street 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£203,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2007)

£118,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 May 2007Most recent
£118,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1BQ: £191,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in SN2 1BQ

On the street

Versus other Handel Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Handel Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,180

Street avg £1,994

Strongly below

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Gorse Hill South — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Gorse Hill Primary School. 39 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN2 1BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN2 1BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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