What type of property is 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP last change hands?

5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP last sold for £143,000 in August 2006, around 20 years ago. Before that, it sold for £93,500 in May 2001, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2001 and August 2006, 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP rose from £93,500 to £143,000, a change of £49,500. That works out to roughly +8.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

The current EPC rating for 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in August 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (763 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP located?

5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP sits in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

Police records around 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP 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.

Which schools serve 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

The closest primary school to 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP is Shaw Ridge Primary School (426m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP?

The closest bus stop to 5 Berkshire Drive, SN5 5RP is Charolais Drive, 94m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

71 m²

763 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Berkshire Drive

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

5 Berkshire Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5RP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 763 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 81.1% above the 2006 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Berkshire 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 30 Aug 2019

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Berkshire Drive has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Berkshire Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£143,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

17 August 2006Most recent
£143,000
+52.9%over 5 years
2 May 2001
£93,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5RP: £255,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in SN5 5RP

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On the street

Versus other Berkshire Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Berkshire Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,017

Street avg £3,008

Below

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Berkshire Drive, Shaw

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1 Castilian Mews, Shaw

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swindon district page.

Full Swindon report

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

Charolais Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Shaw Ridge Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN5 5RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 5RP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

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