Forge Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
About Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wanborough, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £765,000.
Energy performance
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at Forge Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at Forge Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
- Sept 2015Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to a tree within a Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/TWC/15/1427
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2022Decision
- Tree WorksDec 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 23 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 November 2023Most recent
£765,000
+96.2%over 20 years13 December 2002
£390,000
+39.3%over 1 year13 December 2000
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN4 0AE: £620,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SN4 0AE
Little Thatch, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
Sold May 2025
£620,000Shears Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
Sold Apr 2025
£445,000Tally Ho Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
Sold Mar 2025
£700,000Silver Springs, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
Sold Nov 2024
£1,210,000Countryside, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE
Sold Sept 2024
£330,000
Versus other High Street homes
Price per m²
£3,732
Street avg £3,474
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brewers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wanborough Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







