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4 Elgin Drive, Swindon, SN2 8DN

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Elgin Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Elgin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 28.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 61.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in November 2019.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Elgin Drive, Swindon, SN2 8DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Elgin Drive has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£210,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 November 2019Most recent

    £210,000

    +75.0%over 16 years

  2. 6 July 2003

    £120,000

    +28.8%over 1 year

  3. 25 October 2001

    £93,150

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN2 8DN: £268,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Elgin Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Elgin Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,763

Street avg £2,442

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Elgin Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£270k

1 Elgin Drive

SN2 8DN

3 bed
£275k

1 Tydeman Street

SN2 8AX

3 bed1 bath
£256k

1 Edinburgh Street

SN2 8DD

3 bed1 bath
£255k

1 Caulfield Road

SN2 8BS

3 bed
£250k

10 Caulfield Road

SN2 8BS

3 bed
£241k

10 Elgin Drive

SN2 8DN

3 bed
£210k

10 Tydeman Street

SN2 8AU

3 bed
£226k

1 Kembrey Street

SN2 8AZ

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swindon district page.
Full Swindon report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN2 8DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN2 8DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN2 8DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Elgin Drive, Swindon, SN2 8DN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.