597 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1DQ
About 597 Ferndale Road
597 Ferndale Road is a mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 218.4% above the 1999 sale of £73,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
597 Ferndale 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
597 Ferndale Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.5% per year over 3 years.
£73,500
Growth on file: 12.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 1999Most recent
£73,500
+11.4%29 April 1999
£66,000
+26.9%over 2 years18 July 1996
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1DQ: £225,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SN2 1DQ
Versus other Ferndale Road homes
Years Held for 597 Ferndale Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£766
Street avg £1,751
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Scarborough Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB