5 Dryden Place, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JP
About 5 Dryden Place
5 Dryden Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 2003 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 114.8% above the 2003 sale of £139,200. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 31.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
5 Dryden Place 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
5 Dryden Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,200
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2003Most recent
£139,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN4 8JP: £235,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SN4 8JP
9 Dryden Place, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JP
Sold Jun 2024
£235,00010 Dryden Place, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JP
Sold Mar 2024
£234,95012 Dryden Place, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JP
Sold Dec 2023
£247,00013 Dryden Place, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JP
Sold Apr 2023
£251,2503 Dryden Place, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JP
Sold Sept 2020
£205,000
Versus other Dryden Place homes
5 Dryden Place is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,698
Street avg £3,291
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Gainsborough Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Longleaze Primary School. 6 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
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







