53 Avening Street, Swindon, SN2 8BZ
About 53 Avening Street
53 Avening Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £258,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
53 Avening 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
53 Avening Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 20 years.
£258,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2025Most recent
£258,000
+30.0%over 5 years15 March 2019
£198,500
+40.8%over 11 years14 March 2008
£141,000
-13.5%over 3 years15 September 2004
£163,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 8BZ: £250,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SN2 8BZ
Versus other Avening Street homes
Years Held for 53 Avening Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,606
Street avg £2,009
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gorse Hill North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Gorse Hill Primary School. 39 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
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB







