8 Ipswich Street, Swindon, SN2 1DB
About 8 Ipswich Street
8 Ipswich Street is a mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 104 m² it's 19.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 47 EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
8 Ipswich 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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 21 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
8 September 2022Most recent
£225,000
+196.1%over 21 years26 April 2001
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1DB: £225,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SN2 1DB
Versus other Ipswich Street homes
8 Ipswich Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,163
Street avg £1,686
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Norman Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery. 35 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
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







