51 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
About 51 Birdcombe Road
51 Birdcombe Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 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 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
51 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 Birdcombe Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 51 Birdcombe Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 6 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
4 February 2022Most recent
£265,000
+48.1%over 6 years15 October 2015
£178,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 7BJ: £158,000 (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
£177,0005 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Dec 2021
£145,00047 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ
Sold Dec 2020
£210,000
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Versus other Birdcombe Road homes
51 Birdcombe Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,011
Street avg £2,591
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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