8 Alpine Close, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5RS
About 8 Alpine Close
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.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Alpine Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Alpine Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 29 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2025Most recent
£305,000
+60.5%over 9 years17 September 2015
£190,000
+16.6%over 8 years2 August 2007
£163,000
+1.9%28 June 2007
£160,000
+48.8%over 7 years5 April 2000
£107,500
+79.2%over 4 years29 March 1996
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5RS: £230,000 (2024–2017).
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Versus other Alpine Close homes
8 Alpine Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,720
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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