6, Washpool, Swindon, SN5 3PN
About 6
6 is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Washpool, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3PN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed Garden Room.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/05792/FUL
What's in 6, Washpool, Swindon, SN5 3PN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 January 2021Most recent
£275,000
+48.6%over 6 years22 December 2014
£185,000
+245.8%over 19 years27 October 1995
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3PN: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 6, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?
Versus the street
EPC Rating for 6 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,354
Street avg £2,929
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Bishopdale Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Brook Field Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB