17 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
About 17 Boydell Close
17 Boydell Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £162,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 44 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 11.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 86.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Boydell Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
17 Boydell Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 23 years.
£162,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2022Most recent
£162,000
+37.3%over 14 years15 June 2008
£118,000
+28.3%over 3 years28 January 2005
£92,000
+26.9%over 3 years6 September 2001
£72,500
+36.8%over 1 year3 December 1999
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5QT: £167,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in SN5 5QT
3 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
Sold Mar 2022
£235,00023 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
Sold Sept 2021
£160,0006 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
Sold Aug 2020
£167,00010 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
Sold Nov 2019
£160,00013 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
Sold Oct 2019
£182,000
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Versus other Boydell Close homes
On years held, 17 Boydell Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,682
Street avg £2,557
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.1 km
Jersey Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Brook Field Primary School. 23 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB