15 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
About 15 Castle Dore
15 Castle Dore is a three-bedroom detached house in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 33 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 37% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2016PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey side/rear extension, front porch and detached garage.
- Agent
- Home Plan Design Services
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- S/16/1281
- Apr 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension and detached garage.
- Agent
- Home Plan Design Services
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- S/16/0098
What's in 15 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
15 Castle Dore valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£266,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2016Most recent
£266,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8PQ: £210,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SN5 8PQ
101 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Jun 2024
£235,00093 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Apr 2024
£210,00077 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Jan 2023
£205,00079 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Feb 2022
£204,00019 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Sept 2021
£290,000
Everything we know about 15 Castle Dore, in one report
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Versus other Castle Dore homes
15 Castle Dore is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,028
Street avg £2,406
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Gainsborough Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School. 16 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
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB