What kind of home is 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA sell for?

12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA last sold for £160,000 in February 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £38,500 in November 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

Across 4 sales between November 1995 and February 2017, 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA rose from £38,500 to £160,000, a change of £121,500. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 8PA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA use?

The latest EPC at 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA in?

12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA sits in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

Police records around 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

The closest primary school to 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA is Millbrook Primary School (588m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (1.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA?

The closest bus stop to 12 Newbury Drive, SN5 8PA is Langdale Drive, 151m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Newbury Drive, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PA

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Newbury Drive

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

12 Newbury Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8PA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (February 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 36.3% above the 2017 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

12 Newbury Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Newbury Drive, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Newbury Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 12 Newbury Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£218,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£160,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

3 February 2017Most recent
£160,000
+29.0%over 2 years
14 November 2014
£124,000
+46.7%over 12 years
28 March 2002
£84,500
+119.5%over 6 years
9 November 1995
£38,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8PA: £221,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Newbury Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12 Newbury Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,192

Street avg £2,535

Below

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Langdale Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Millbrook Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN5 8PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 8PA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.0dB

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