What type of property is 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS last change hands?

8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS last sold for £305,000 in June 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £59,995 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

Across 6 sales between March 1996 and June 2025, 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS rose from £59,995 to £305,000, a change of £245,005. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 5RS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS located?

8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS sits in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

Police records around 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS show an average of 186 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

The closest primary school to 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS is Brook Field Primary School (415m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Alpine Close, SN5 5RS is Village Inn, 39m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Alpine Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RS

6 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Alpine Close

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

8 Alpine Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shaw, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

A recent sale: £305,000 in June 2025. At 82 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2025

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 May 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2025from May 2015

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting

18%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Alpine Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Alpine Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Alpine Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£312,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£305,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2025Most recent
£305,000
+60.5%over 9 years
17 September 2015
£190,000
+16.6%over 8 years
2 August 2007
£163,000
+1.9%
28 June 2007
£160,000
+48.8%over 7 years
5 April 2000
£107,500
+79.2%over 4 years
29 March 1996
£59,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5RS: £230,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in SN5 5RS

On the street

Versus other Alpine Close homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Alpine Close is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,720

Street avg £2,978

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par

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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 Baird Close, Shaw

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1 Buie Close, Sparcells

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1 Beehive Close, Nine Elms

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Swindon report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

186/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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN5 5RS 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 5RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

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Common questions

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