38, Purton Stoke, Swindon, SN5 4JG
About 38
38 is a detached house in Purton Stoke, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 4JG). It has a recorded floor area of 306 m² (around 3294 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £746,000 is 40.3% below the 2021 sale of £1,250,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 306 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold December 2021 for £1,250,000. 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
Energy performance
38 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 38 was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2024Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of land for the stationing of 2 Shepherd Huts to provide holiday accomodation
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2023/06654
- Jul 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of exiting single glazed windows to main house with like for like double glazed units
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/2023/02890
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 38
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 38 was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£746,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£1,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 4JG: £525,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SN5 4JG
Everything we know about 38, 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 the street
EPC Rating for 38 lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,085
Street avg £2,952
Floor Area
306 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
Bell Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Oakhurst Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB