5 Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG
About 5 Colchester Close
5 Colchester Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Toothill, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 741 sq ft) and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 95.3% above the 2010 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2006.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
5 Colchester 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/06/1836
What's in 5 Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Colchester Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 14 years.
£107,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2010Most recent
£107,000
+140.4%over 13 years27 June 1996
£44,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8AG: £205,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SN5 8AG
39 Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG
Sold Oct 2025
£205,00025 Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG
Sold Oct 2024
£182,50012a, Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG
Sold May 2024
£230,00044 Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG
Sold May 2024
£220,00017 Colchester Close, Toothill, Swindon, SN5 8AG
Sold Dec 2022
£186,000
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Versus other Colchester Close homes
5 Colchester Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,553
Street avg £2,605
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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
Warneford Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lift Hazelwood. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB