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Shears Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Shears Cottage

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

Shears Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wanborough, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £445,000. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Shears Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Shears Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

5 applications on record at Shears Cottage, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AE

5decisions3extensions48documents1nearby
  1. Nov 2002
    ConservatoryHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side of property

    Erection of white conservatory to side of house

    Extension
    Reference
    S/LBC/02/2985
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. FullDecision
  4. ApplicationDecision

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  • All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 48 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Shears Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£433,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£445,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 April 2025Most recent

    £445,000

    +15.6%over 9 years

  2. 13 August 2015

    £385,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN4 0AE: £620,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Shears Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,635

Street avg £3,405

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 183 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Shears Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£435k

1 Ambrose Cottages, High Street, Wanborough

SN4 0AG

2 bed1 bath
£445k

1 Baldwin Close, Chiseldon

SN4 0LZ

3 bed
£450k

1, Badbury

SN4 0EU

£415k

1 Avenell Road, Wanborough

SN4 0BS

£394k

1 Brimble Hill, Wroughton

SN4 0RQ

£381k

1 Church Farm Cottages, Hinton Parva

SN4 0DL

£379k

1 Berricot Lane, Badbury

SN4 0EX

£360k

1 Church Road, Hinton Parva

SN4 0DN

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swindon district page.
Full Swindon report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN4 0AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN4 0AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN4 0AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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