49 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
About 49 Birdcombe Road
49 Birdcombe Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 86.2% above the 2010 sale of £138,000.
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
49 Birdcombe Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
49 Birdcombe Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
49 Birdcombe Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 11 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2010Most recent
£138,000
+36.6%over 8 years28 August 2001
£101,000
+19.5%over 1 year14 December 1999
£84,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 7BJ: £177,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SN5 7BJ
1 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Oct 2023
£158,00031 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Sept 2023
£256,0007 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Mar 2023
£177,00051 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Feb 2022
£265,0005 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Dec 2021
£145,000
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Versus other Birdcombe Road homes
49 Birdcombe Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,917
Street avg £2,643
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Springhill Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westlea Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB