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The Old Chapel, Lydiard Green, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LP

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
176 m²
1894 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Chapel

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Old Chapel is a four-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3LP). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £670,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Old Chapel'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Chapel, Lydiard Green, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2015
    ConversionFull
    In report

    Garage Conversion

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    15/00772/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2013
    Change of UseFull
    In report

    Change of Use of Office to Residential Dwelling

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    13/03647/FUL
    View planning record

What's in The Old Chapel, Lydiard Green, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LP's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£673,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£670,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 September 2022Most recent

    £670,000

    +83.1%over 7 years
  2. 30 January 2015

    £366,000

    -2.4%over 8 years
  3. 22 December 2006

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3LP: £415,000 (2024–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Lydiard Green homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for The Old Chapel runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,807

Street avg £2,879

Above

Floor Area

176 m²

Street avg 160 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swindon district page.

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

0.0 km

Bagbury Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN5 3LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN5 3LP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 3LP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Chapel, Lydiard Green, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.