16 Canterbury Close, Swindon, SN3 1HU
About 16 Canterbury Close
16 Canterbury Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Swindon (SN3 1HU). It has a recorded floor area of 308 m² (around 3315 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor.
At 308 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
16 Canterbury Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 February 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property is a large detached home over 300m² and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 Canterbury Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 16 Canterbury Close, Swindon, SN3 1HU
- Jan 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of two storey front, side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- S/HOU/17/1973
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Canterbury Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.7% per year over 5 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 22.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2022Most recent
£850,000
+174.2%over 4 years31 July 2017
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 1HU: £498,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SN3 1HU
Versus other Canterbury Close homes
16 Canterbury Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,760
Street avg £3,035
Floor Area
308 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
318/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Recreation Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lawn Primary and Nursery School. 27 schools nearby.
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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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







