Penny Farthing, Chapel Lane, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AJ
About Penny Farthing
Penny Farthing is a detached house in Wanborough, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since December 1996, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £860,000 sits 277.2% above the 1996 sale of £228,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 57.7% below the postcode norm.
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Planning history
Penny Farthing 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
Penny Farthing's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£860,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£228,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 1996Most recent
£228,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN4 0AJ: £530,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in SN4 0AJ
The Bungalow, Chapel Lane, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AJ
Sold Dec 2023
£710,000The Old Chapel, Chapel Lane, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AJ
Sold Jul 2023
£466,000Cherry Orchard, Chapel Lane, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AJ
Sold Jun 2021
£765,0002 Lane Farmhouse, Chapel Lane, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AJ
Sold Dec 2019
£455,000The Warrens, Chapel Lane, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AJ
Sold Feb 2010
£530,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Price per m² for Penny Farthing lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,041
Street avg £3,592
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.3 km
Brewers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wanborough Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB