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1 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1BU

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Ferndale Road

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

1 Ferndale Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 145% above the 2003 sale of £109,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 34.9% 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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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Everything you need to know about 1 Ferndale Road

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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.

1 Ferndale Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Ferndale Road has no planning applications on record.

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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.

1 Ferndale Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£109,000

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2003Most recent

    £109,000

    +45.3%over 3 years

  2. 17 December 1999

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1BU: £257,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Ferndale Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Ferndale Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,124

Street avg £2,014

Strongly below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Ferndale Road

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

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.
£263k

1 Florence Street

SN2 1BA

3 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Devon Road

SN2 1PQ

3 bed1 bath
£233k

1 Acacia Grove

SN2 1RY

3 bed1 bath
£306k

1 Bessemer Road West

SN2 1ND

3 bed1 bath
£190k

1 Bay Tree Court

SN2 1TQ

3 bed
£256k

1 Harcourt Road

SN2 1DR

2 bed1 bath
£224k

1 Cobden Road

SN2 1DW

2 bed1 bath
£215k

1 3, St Marys Grove

SN2 1QD

2 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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN2 1BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

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 1 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.