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1 Bessemer Road West, Swindon, SN2 1ND

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Bessemer Road West

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

1 Bessemer Road West is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 106% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bessemer Road West, Swindon, SN2 1ND, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Bessemer Road West, Swindon, SN2 1ND

1decisions9documents3nearby
  1. Nov 2022
    Outline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a rear dormer window, hip to gable roof and detached games room/outbuilding.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    S/LDP/22/1602
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Bessemer Road West has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£320,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 November 2022Most recent

    £320,000

    +611.1%over 25 years

  2. 14 February 1997

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1ND: £260,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Bessemer Road West homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Bessemer Road West outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,678

Street avg £2,528

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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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
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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Manor — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 36 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 1ND from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN2 1ND

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN2 1ND

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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