17 Elgin Drive, Swindon, SN2 8DN
About 17 Elgin Drive
17 Elgin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 602.6% above the 1997 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 74.7% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
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Planning history
1 application on record at 17 Elgin Drive, Swindon, SN2 8DN
- Aug 2004FullOutcome in report
Replacement of ductwork to comply with EPA Regulations (Retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/04/0481
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Elgin Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 June 1997Most recent
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 8DN: £268,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Elgin Drive homes
17 Elgin Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£432
Street avg £2,572
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gipsy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gorse Hill Primary School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB