5 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
About 5 Watermead
5 Watermead is a five-bedroom detached house in Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 4WE). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 56.8% above the 2013 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 17 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
5 Watermead's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 September 2023
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Planning history
5 Watermead has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 5 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
- Feb 2017Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage into habitable space (retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- S/HOU/16/2121
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 17 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2013Most recent
£285,000
+14.0%over 7 years9 August 2006
£250,000
+7.8%over 2 years21 November 2003
£232,000
+103.6%over 6 years22 November 1996
£113,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 4WE: £450,000 (2026–2018).
Nearby sales in SN3 4WE
44 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
Sold Mar 2026
£450,00040 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
Sold Sept 2025
£465,00046 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
Sold May 2022
£487,50045 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
Sold Jun 2021
£410,00014 Watermead, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4WE
Sold Jan 2018
£375,000
Versus other Watermead homes
5 Watermead is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,986
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
318/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Park Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Grange Junior School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.2dB







