What kind of home is 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR sell for?

1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR last sold for £384,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £277,000 in May 2017, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2017 and March 2022, 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR rose from £277,000 to £384,000, a change of £107,000. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

The current EPC rating for 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in December 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 57% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SN3 4SR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR use?

The latest EPC at 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR in?

1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR sits in South Marston, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

Police records around 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

The closest primary school to 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR is South Marston Church of England Primary School (97m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kingsdown School (2.7km).

How well connected is 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR?

The closest bus stop to 1 Elm Cottage, SN3 4SR is Magdalene Close, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Elm Cottage, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4SR

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Elm Cottage

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

1 Elm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in South Marston, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 4SR). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 13.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 146.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £384,000. 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
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
BalconyYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Elm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Elm Cottage, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Elm Cottage has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

9 notable applications 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£435,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£384,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

1 March 2022Most recent
£384,000
+38.6%over 4 years
24 May 2017
£277,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 4SR: £510,000 (2021–2010).

Nearby sales in SN3 4SR

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Elm Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,129

Street avg £2,694

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 184 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Swindon report

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

0.1 km

South Marston Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN3 4SR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN3 4SR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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