What type of property is 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB last change hands?

71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB last sold for £590,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

The current EPC rating for 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (1,733 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 3NB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB heated?

The latest EPC at 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

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

Where is 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB located?

71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB sits in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

Police records around 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB 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 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

The closest primary school to 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB is Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (731m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB?

The closest bus stop to 71 Chestnut Springs, SN5 3NB is Forge Fields, 163m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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71 Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NB

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

161 m²

1733 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 71 Chestnut Springs

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

71 Chestnut Springs is a four-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 29.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £590,000. 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

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
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

71 Chestnut Springs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

71 Chestnut Springs has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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

£641,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£590,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 October 2022Most recent
£590,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3NB: £695,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in SN5 3NB

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Springs homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 71 Chestnut Springs lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,665

Street avg £3,544

On par

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 162 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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

0.7 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 3NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 3NB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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