What kind of home is 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS?

23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS last change hands?

23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS last sold for £421,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS?

23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 3WS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS use?

The latest EPC at 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS?

23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS in?

23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS sits in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS?

Police records around 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS 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 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS?

The closest primary school to 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS is Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School (588m), 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 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS?

The closest bus stop to 23 Forge Fields, SN5 3WS is Forge Fields, 76m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

Calculators

Featured

UK House Price Map

30 years of UK sold prices mapped by postcode district.

Postcode-level detail
Compare areas side by side

Open the map

23 Forge Fields, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3WS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Forge Fields

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

23 Forge Fields is a four-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3WS). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 72).

At 148 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 5 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 25.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 18.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £421,000 in November 2020.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 23 Forge Fields

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

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.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Forge Fields, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3WS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Forge Fields 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

£527,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (2020)

£421,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 November 2020Most recent
£421,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 3WS: £410,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in SN5 3WS

Before you offer

Everything we know about 23 Forge Fields, 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?

£14.99

Trusted by UK homebuyers

On the street

Versus other Forge Fields homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Forge Fields is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,845

Street avg £4,024

Strongly below

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£555k

1 The Mews, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3NQ

4 bed

£494k

10 Holborn, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3ND

4 bed2 bath

£592k

10 Stone Lane, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3LD

4 bed

£460k

10 Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3NA

4 bed

£702k

1 Meadow Springs, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3NH

4 bed2 bath

£600k

1 The Beeches, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3LT

5 bed

£391k

1 The Orchard, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3NR

3 bed2 bath

£784k

1 Cherry Briar Close, Lydiard Millicent

SN5 3NT

5 bed3 bath

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

0.1 km

Forge Fields — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 3WS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Forge Fields, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3WS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.