What type of property is 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS last sold for £441,000 in January 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £422,000 in January 2022, so prices have been flat over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2022 and January 2024, 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS rose from £422,000 to £441,000, a change of £19,000. That works out to roughly +2.2% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

The current EPC rating for 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (1,701 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 84% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 4BS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS have?

17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in July 2022 under ref. PL/2022/03982. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS located?

17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS sits in Purton, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

Police records around 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS 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 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

The closest primary school to 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS is St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton (948m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bradon Forest School (709m).

What is the nearest station to 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS?

The closest bus stop to 17 Highridge Close, SN5 4BS is Highridge Close, 99m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Highridge Close, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4BS

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

158 m²

1701 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Highridge Close

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

17 Highridge Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Purton, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Sold January 2024 for £441,000.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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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.

17 Highridge Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Highridge Close, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Highridge Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jul 2022
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
PL/2022/03982
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Highridge Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£472,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£441,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

23 January 2024Most recent
£441,000
+4.5%over 2 years
21 January 2022
£422,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 4BS: £420,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in SN5 4BS

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On the street

Versus other Highridge Close homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Highridge Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,791

Street avg £3,254

Below

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Highridge Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Bradon Forest School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN5 4BS 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 4BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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