28 Bessemer Road West, Swindon, SN2 1ND
About 28 Bessemer Road West
28 Bessemer Road West is a semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 135.3% above the 2002 sale of £102,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
28 Bessemer Road West sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Oct 2023
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Planning history
28 Bessemer Road West 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
28 Bessemer Road West valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£102,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2002Most recent
£102,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 1ND: £320,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SN2 1ND
Versus other Bessemer Road West homes
Years Held for 28 Bessemer Road West runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,478
Street avg £2,651
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







