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38 Walcot Road, Swindon, SN3 1BH

Extendable3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Walcot Road

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

38 Walcot Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Swindon (SN3 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 125.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £420,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDetached
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

38 Walcot Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Walcot Road, Swindon, SN3 1BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a garage conversion application was refused at 38 Walcot Road in 2022.

5 applications on record at 38 Walcot Road, Swindon, SN3 1BH

5decisions3extensions58documents3nearby
  1. Feb 2021
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of a detached garage/ storage space and construction of a dropped kerb.

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    S/HOU/20/1405
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AnnexDecision
  4. Garage ConversionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
  • All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 58 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 38 Walcot Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£445,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£420,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2022Most recent

    £420,000

    +438.5%over 15 years

  2. 5 July 2006

    £78,000

    -63.0%over 1 year

  3. 15 June 2005

    £211,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 1BH: £303,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Walcot Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 38 Walcot Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,773

Street avg £2,574

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Walcot Road

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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
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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Walcot Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery. 33 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 SN3 1BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN3 1BH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN3 1BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

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

Common questions

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