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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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 54.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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.
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
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.
- Nov 2007FullGranted
Erection of a dormer window to rear of garage.
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
See how we calculated this£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2025)
£445,000
Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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