1 Gospel Oak Cottage, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
About 1 Gospel Oak Cottage
1 Gospel Oak Cottage is a semi-detached house in Braydon, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1038 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 19.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 486.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Gospel Oak Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2002OutbuildingFullIn report
ERECTION OF A TACK ROOM, TWO STABLES, FEED AND HAY STORE
- Reference
- N/02/01949/FUL
What's in 1 Gospel Oak Cottage, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Gospel Oak Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 14 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2015Most recent
£525,000
+61.5%over 1 year14 April 2014
£325,000
-17.7%9 April 2014
£395,000
+68.1%over 11 years18 July 2002
£235,000
+25.0%over 7 months19 December 2001
£188,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 0AD: £310,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in SN5 0AD
Lower Buryhill Farm, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
Sold Jun 2021
£985,000White Lodge Bungalow, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
Sold Sept 2020
£310,000Elfins Wood, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
Sold Sept 2019
£430,0002 Gospel Oak Cottage, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
Sold Jun 2019
£5,9902 Buryhill Farm, Braydon, Swindon, SN5 0AD
Sold Sept 2018
£6,000
Everything we know about 1 Gospel Oak Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus the street
Price per m² for 1 Gospel Oak Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,442
Street avg £1,616
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
1.9 km
Braydon Crossroads — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB