What kind of home is 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

When did 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB last change hands?

3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB last sold for £350,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £86,000 in July 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

Across 3 sales between July 1995 and April 2021, 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB rose from £86,000 to £350,000, a change of £264,000. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

The current EPC rating for 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,356 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 5DB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB use?

The latest EPC at 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB had any planning applications?

3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side extension and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB in?

3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB sits in Peatmoor, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

Is 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB 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 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

The closest primary school to 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB is Peatmoor Community Primary School (182m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Nova Hreod Academy (2.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB?

The closest bus stop to 3 Furze Close, SN5 5DB is Nightwood Copse, 111m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Furze Close, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5DB

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

126 m²

1356 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Furze Close

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

3 Furze Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Peatmoor, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Sold prices

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Furze Close, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Furze Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

Nov 2007
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a first floor side extension
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
S/07/2267
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May 2004
ConservatoryFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory to rear.
Extension
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
S/04/1021
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What's in 3 Furze Close, Peatmoor, Swindon, SN5 5DB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 3 Furze Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£420,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£350,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

29 April 2021Most recent
£350,000
+122.9%over 19 years
22 February 2002
£157,000
+82.6%over 6 years
30 July 1995
£86,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5DB: £350,000 (2024–2023).

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Versus other Furze Close homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Furze Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,778

Street avg £2,824

On par

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Nightwood Copse — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Peatmoor Community Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 5DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

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