3 College Road, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AR
About 3 College Road
3 College Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Purton, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £295,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
The work proposed for this property is an extension of an existing semi detached house with an internal rearrangement. The extension will replace some existing parts of the house such as the large garage, current kitchen and a selection of existing window
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2021/11172
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 4AR: £360,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in SN5 4AR
2 Old School Court, College Road, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AR
Sold Apr 2024
£370,000Sonara, College Road, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AR
Sold Nov 2023
£360,000Stonehaven, College Road, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AR
Sold Oct 2019
£500,0001 Old School Court, College Road, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AR
Sold May 2019
£315,0003 Old School Court, College Road, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AR
Sold Mar 2019
£395,000
Everything we know about 3 College Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other College Road homes
Floor Area for 3 College Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,041
Street avg £2,932
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Bradon Forest School Bus Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB