1 Ambrose Cottages, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AG
About 1 Ambrose Cottages
1 Ambrose Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wanborough, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2018 for £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 62.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 Ambrose Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 1 Ambrose Cottages, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AG
- Sept 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- S/03/2758
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2013Decision
- FullFeb 2012Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
Unlock 1 Ambrose Cottages, High Street, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AG's full planning history
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
1 Ambrose Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2018Most recent
£400,000
+60.0%over 7 years1 September 2011
£250,000
-9.1%over 6 years20 October 2004
£275,000
+223.5%over 9 years5 October 1995
£85,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SN4 0AG: £204,650 (2020–2003).
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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
0.4 km
Brewers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wanborough Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







