18 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
About 18 Boydell Close
18 Boydell Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 543 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 304.7% above the 1999 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 57.1% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Boydell Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Boydell Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
18 Boydell Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 1 year.
£43,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
20 April 1999Most recent
£43,000
+14.7%over 1 year28 November 1997
£37,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5QT: £162,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in SN5 5QT
17 Boydell Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QT
Sold Aug 2022
£162,0003 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
£160,000
Everything we know about 18 Boydell Close, in one report
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Versus other Boydell Close homes
On price per m², 18 Boydell Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£853
Street avg £2,734
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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.
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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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB