15 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED
About 15 Melrose Close
15 Melrose Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 52.2% above the 2014 sale of £146,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
15 Melrose Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Melrose Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension.
- Agent
- Anglian Home Improvements
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/HOU/22/0107
What's in 15 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
15 Melrose Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
£146,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2014Most recent
£146,500
+17.2%over 4 years17 June 2010
£125,000
+11.6%over 4 years20 October 2005
£112,000
+14.9%over 3 years29 August 2002
£97,500
+25.0%over 1 year26 January 2001
£78,000
+73.3%over 4 years23 June 1996
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 7ED: £205,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in SN5 7ED
14 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED
Sold Jul 2024
£215,0003 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED
Sold Apr 2024
£217,00013 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED
Sold Apr 2023
£180,00010 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED
Sold Mar 2023
£205,0009 Melrose Close, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7ED
Sold Oct 2022
£185,000
Everything we know about 15 Melrose Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Melrose Close homes
15 Melrose Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,713
Street avg £3,197
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.0 km
Stonefield Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Westlea Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB