5 Alpine Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RS
About 5 Alpine Close
5 Alpine Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 88 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 89.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £329,000 in September 2024.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Alpine Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Planning history
5 Alpine Close has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/05/3379
What's in 5 Alpine Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Alpine Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 29 years.
£329,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2024Most recent
£329,000
+24.2%over 6 years4 January 2018
£265,000
+364.9%over 22 years17 August 1995
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5RS: £207,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in SN5 5RS
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Versus other Alpine Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Alpine Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,739
Street avg £2,974
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.0 km
Village Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Brook Field Primary School. 17 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