25 Cobden Road, Swindon, SN2 1DW
About 25 Cobden Road
25 Cobden Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2017. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £265,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 191.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 12 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
25 Cobden Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 25 Cobden Road, Swindon, SN2 1DW
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/05/1817
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Sales history & valuation
25 Cobden Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£265,000
+39.5%over 5 years18 May 2017
£190,000
+99.0%over 7 years23 December 2009
£95,500
+11.0%over 8 years9 November 2001
£86,000
+45.8%over 3 years10 September 1998
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1DW: £180,000 (2023–2017).
Versus other Cobden Road homes
On price per m², 25 Cobden Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,274
Street avg £1,964
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Scarborough Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ferndale Primary School & Nursery. 37 schools nearby.
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