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13 Bloomsbury Close, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PG

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
44 m²
471 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 13 Bloomsbury Close

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

13 Bloomsbury Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 471 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 51.1% above the 2006 sale of £112,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 72.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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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
Energy

Energy performance

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

13 Bloomsbury 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Bloomsbury Close, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Bloomsbury Close 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.

13 Bloomsbury Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£112,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 January 2006Most recent

    £112,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8PG: £220,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Bloomsbury Close homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 13 Bloomsbury Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,573

Street avg £1,905

Strongly above

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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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

0.1 km

Bloomsbury Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School. 14 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 8PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN5 8PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 8PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 13 Bloomsbury Close, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.