What type of property is 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

5 The Butts, SN5 3LR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

5 The Butts, SN5 3LR last sold for £452,500 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £380,000 in May 2007, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2007 and July 2021, 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR rose from £380,000 to £452,500, a change of £72,500. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

The current EPC rating for 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

5 The Butts, SN5 3LR has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (1,604 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 3LR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR heated?

The latest EPC at 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR have?

5 The Butts, SN5 3LR has 2 planning records on file (2 approved), most recent in June 2025. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

5 The Butts, SN5 3LR is in council tax band E.

Where is 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR located?

5 The Butts, SN5 3LR sits in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

Police records around 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

The closest primary school to 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR is Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (42m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bradon Forest School (1.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR?

The closest bus stop to 5 The Butts, SN5 3LR is The Beeches, 138m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 The Butts, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LR

Notable views2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

149 m²

1604 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 The Butts

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

5 The Butts is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 149 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 21.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 211.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £452,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Heating systemOil

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 The Butts's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Butts, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2025
OutbuildingFull
In report
Construct an outbuilding for storing garden and recreational equipment. Install a gravel-topped hard standing in front, with road access facilitated by removing the existing wooden fence and lowering the ground level (no pavement or curb removal required)
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
PL/2025/03061
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Jan 2007
Full
In report
Detached Double Garage And Creation Of New Vehicular Access
Reference
N/06/02893/FUL
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What's in 5 The Butts, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

5 The Butts's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£550,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£452,500

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

29 July 2021Most recent
£452,500
+19.1%over 14 years
29 May 2007
£380,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3LR: £415,000 (2021–2016).

Nearby sales in SN5 3LR

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Versus other The Butts homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 The Butts is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,037

Street avg £2,034

On par

Floor Area

149 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Swindon report

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

0.1 km

The Beeches — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 3LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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