1 Firecrest View, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5LS
About 1 Firecrest View
1 Firecrest View is a detached house in Dorcan, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in August 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 311.9% above the 1996 sale of £85,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 54.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 February 2036
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Planning history
1 Firecrest View has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Firecrest View's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 1996Most recent
£85,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN3 5LS: £225,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in SN3 5LS
8 Firecrest View, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5LS
Sold Aug 2024
£277,5003 Firecrest View, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5LS
Sold Feb 2021
£270,0006 Firecrest View, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5LS
Sold Nov 2014
£222,5005 Firecrest View, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5LS
Sold Dec 2013
£198,0002 Firecrest View, Dorcan, Swindon, SN3 5LS
Sold Jul 2001
£148,000
Versus other Firecrest View homes
On price per m², 1 Firecrest View runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£988
Street avg £3,091
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
318/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Pinnegar Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Dorcan Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.2dB







