18 Argyle Street, Swindon, SN2 8AR
About 18 Argyle Street
18 Argyle Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 59 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 38 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £175,000. Across the public record there are 6 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. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 78.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
18 Argyle Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
18 Argyle Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£211,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 20 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£175,000
+86.2%over 10 years9 September 2010
£94,000
+1.1%over 6 months5 March 2010
£93,000
-23.8%over 3 years3 January 2007
£122,000
+17.9%over 2 years8 January 2004
£103,500
+34.4%over 2 years9 October 2001
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 8AR: £220,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Argyle Street homes
EPC Rating for 18 Argyle Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £2,224
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Argyle Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gorse Hill Primary School. 38 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
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







