7 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP
About 7 Berkshire Drive
7 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 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 71 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 135.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 Berkshire Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
7 Berkshire Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£290,000
+107.1%over 10 years13 March 2012
£140,000
+61.4%over 12 years17 December 1999
£86,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5RP: £235,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SN5 5RP
13 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP
Sold Oct 2025
£255,00010 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP
Sold Aug 2025
£228,00011 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP
Sold Jun 2025
£310,0009 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP
Sold Jun 2022
£235,0002 Berkshire Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RP
Sold Jan 2020
£190,000
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Versus other Berkshire Drive homes
Price per m² for 7 Berkshire Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,085
Street avg £2,778
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Charolais Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shaw Ridge Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB