What kind of home is 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA last change hands?

25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA last sold for £393,000 in September 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in November 1996, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

Across 2 sales between November 1996 and September 2019, 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA rose from £125,000 to £393,000, a change of £268,000. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

The current EPC rating for 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in June 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (1,324 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA use?

The latest EPC at 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA have?

25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in March 2020 under ref. 20/01244/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA in?

25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA sits in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

Police records around 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA 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.

What schools are near 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

The closest primary school to 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA is Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (630m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bradon Forest School (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA?

The closest bus stop to 25a, Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NA is Forge Fields, 200m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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25a, Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NA

Extendable1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

123 m²

1324 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 25a

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

25a is a four-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 33.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £393,000 in September 2019.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

25a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25a, Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25a has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

Mar 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and front extension
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
20/01244/FUL
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What's in 25a, Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NA'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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£525,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£393,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

23 September 2019Most recent
£393,000
+214.4%over 22 years
22 November 1996
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3NA: £537,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SN5 3NA

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Springs homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 25a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,195

Street avg £3,608

On par

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 133 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

0.2 km

Forge Fields — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 3NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

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