What kind of home is 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR last sold for £335,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £215,000 in March 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

Across 3 sales between March 2007 and May 2021, 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR rose from £215,000 to £335,000, a change of £120,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR have?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in June 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 3NR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR use?

The latest EPC at 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR in?

1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR sits in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

Police records around 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR 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 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

The closest primary school to 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR is Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (884m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR?

The closest bus stop to 1 The Orchard, SN5 3NR is Park Lane, 163m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 The Orchard, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NR

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The Orchard

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

1 The Orchard is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3NR). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 4 EPCs). Sold May 2021 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
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.

1 The Orchard's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Orchard, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Orchard 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

£391,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£335,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

24 May 2021Most recent
£335,000
+8.1%over 2 years
11 October 2018
£310,000
+44.2%over 11 years
16 March 2007
£215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3NR: £370,000 (2022–2012).

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On the street

Versus other The Orchard homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 The Orchard outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,408

Street avg £2,454

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly above

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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

Park Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 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 3NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 3NR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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