5 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
About 5 Birdcombe Road
5 Birdcombe Road is an end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £145,000 in December 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 106.3% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Birdcombe Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Birdcombe Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 22 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2021Most recent
£145,000
+48.0%over 6 years3 November 2015
£98,000
+25.6%over 11 years5 March 2004
£78,000
+34.5%over 2 years11 April 2001
£58,000
+18.4%over 1 year21 October 1999
£49,000
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
£265,00047 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Dec 2020
£210,000
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Versus other Birdcombe Road homes
On floor area, 5 Birdcombe Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,265
Street avg £2,531
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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