39 Cheney Manor Road, Swindon, SN2 2NT

39 Cheney Manor Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Swindon (SN2 2NT). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 147.7% above the 2008 sale of £149,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 45.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.