7 Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QU
About 7 Cartwright Drive
7 Cartwright Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5QU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1212 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 77.2% above the 2013 sale of £197,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
7 Cartwright Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Cartwright Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/LDP/17/0800
What's in 7 Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Cartwright Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 16 years.
£197,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2013Most recent
£197,000
+7.4%over 2 years20 May 2010
£183,500
+129.4%over 13 years15 May 1997
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5QU: £232,000 (2025–2006).
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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
0.0 km
Jersey Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Shaw Ridge Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB