Trotter Cottage, Horpit, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0AT
About Trotter Cottage
Trotter Cottage is a detached house in Wanborough, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 354 m² (around 3810 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
At 354 m² the property is well over the postcode median (237 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 15.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £1,290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Trotter Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Trotter Cottage 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£1,290,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SN4 0AT: £859,000 (2025–2000).
Versus other Horpit homes
EPC Rating for Trotter Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
354 m²
Street avg 242 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 11.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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
0.7 km
Brewers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Wanborough Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







