Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Chaucer Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £342,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 November 2031
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7 Chaucer Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX
Extension: Rear of property
Rear Conservatory
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Latest sale on 7 Chaucer Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 26 years.
£342,500
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 26 years.
11 March 2022Most recent
£342,500
+48.9%over 11 years19 November 2010
£230,000
+3.4%over 1 year11 February 2009
£222,500
+28.6%over 5 years14 November 2003
£172,995
+264.2%over 8 years21 September 1995
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN4 8JX: £211,000 (2022–2011).
6 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX
Sold Jul 2022
9 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX
Sold Jun 2018
12 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX
Sold Apr 2017
1 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX
Sold Jul 2011
8 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX
Sold Jun 2005
Floor Area for 7 Chaucer Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,615
Street avg £2,635
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Masefield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Longleaze Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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