4 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ
About 4 Sound Copse
4 Sound Copse is a four-bedroom detached house in Peatmoor, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 20.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 281.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 105 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £365,000 in September 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/05/2301
What's in 4 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Sound Copse has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 24 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2019Most recent
£365,000
+23.7%over 5 years21 August 2014
£295,000
+207.5%over 19 years30 May 1995
£95,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5BQ: £340,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in SN5 5BQ
9 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ
Sold Aug 2024
£475,0008 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ
Sold Sept 2023
£453,0002 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ
Sold Oct 2018
£299,0007 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ
Sold Jun 2016
£340,0001 Sound Copse, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5BQ
Sold Apr 2011
£280,000
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Versus other Sound Copse homes
On price per m², 4 Sound Copse stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,476
Street avg £2,032
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Melfort Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Peatmoor Community Primary School. 27 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB