20 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
About 20 Church Ground
20 Church Ground is a four-bedroom detached house in South Marston, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 4FL). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since May 2001 — that's 25 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. At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 sits 136.2% above the 2001 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 16.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
20 Church Ground has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 20 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
- Feb 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/04/4324
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2017Decision
- Garage ConversionSept 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 Church Ground valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 May 2001Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 4FL: £295,000 (2019–2009).
Nearby sales in SN3 4FL
18 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
Sold May 2019
£475,00033 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
Sold Oct 2013
£295,00029 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
Sold Apr 2013
£303,00022 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
Sold Jan 2012
£275,00028 Church Ground, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4FL
Sold Sept 2009
£250,000
Versus other Church Ground homes
On price per m², 20 Church Ground runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,391
Street avg £2,375
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Magdalene Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
South Marston Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







