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9 Benwell Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BY

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Benwell Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 Benwell Close is a detached house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in November 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 207.5% above the 2000 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, 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

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

9 Benwell Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Benwell Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2018
    Garage ConversionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of garage into habitable space.

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    S/LDP/18/0997
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What's in 9 Benwell Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BY's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

9 Benwell Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£369,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£120,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2000Most recent

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 7BY: £299,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Benwell Close homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 9 Benwell Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,101

Street avg £2,696

Strongly below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Swindon district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Birdcombe Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Westlea Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN5 7BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN5 7BY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 7BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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