9 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ
About 9 Yarnton Close
9 Yarnton Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Nine Elms, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 390.6% above the 1997 sale of £69,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 29.5% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Yarnton Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/LDP/21/0839
What's in 9 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Yarnton Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£69,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 August 1997Most recent
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 5UQ: £275,000 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in SN5 5UQ
5 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ
Sold Jan 2024
£418,0007 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ
Sold Oct 2019
£275,0001 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ
Sold Jun 2016
£275,0004 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ
Sold Nov 2015
£260,0008 Yarnton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5UQ
Sold Apr 2008
£200,000
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Versus other Yarnton Close homes
Floor Area for 9 Yarnton Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,022
Street avg £2,276
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Standings Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brook Field Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB