What type of property is 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ last sold for £270,250 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £165,950 in October 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2005 and June 2021, 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ rose from £165,950 to £270,250, a change of £104,300. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 39% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 8PQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ located?

17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ sits in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

Police records around 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ 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.

Which schools serve 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

The closest primary school to 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ is Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School (306m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (684m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Castle Dore, SN5 8PQ is Gainsborough Court, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Castle Dore

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

17 Castle Dore is a three-bedroom detached house in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 19.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £270,250. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Castle Dore 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£324,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£270,250

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2021Most recent
£270,250
+12.6%over 4 years
19 April 2017
£240,000
+44.6%over 11 years
19 October 2005
£165,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8PQ: £210,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in SN5 8PQ

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On the street

Versus other Castle Dore homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 17 Castle Dore runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,845

Street avg £2,412

Above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 8PQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

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