5 Burford Avenue, Swindon, SN3 1BU
About 5 Burford Avenue
5 Burford Avenue is a detached house in Swindon (SN3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 219.7% above the 2001 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 55.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
5 Burford Avenue has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Burford Avenue, Swindon, SN3 1BU
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension, plus canopy to front of garage.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/04/1017
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Sales history & valuation
5 Burford Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£137,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 November 2001Most recent
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 1BU: £318,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SN3 1BU
Versus other Burford Avenue homes
5 Burford Avenue is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,151
Street avg £3,338
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Russell Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Drove Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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