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79 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ

6 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 79 Castle Dore

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

79 Castle Dore is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £204,000 in February 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 107% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 27.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 33 EPCs).

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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2015from Sept 2009
Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 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.

79 Castle Dore has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£204,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 February 2022Most recent

    £204,000

    +17.2%over 2 years
  2. 15 March 2019

    £174,000

    +24.3%over 3 years
  3. 22 January 2016

    £140,000

    +29.6%over 5 years
  4. 5 March 2010

    £108,000

  5. 11 November 2005

    £108,500

    +35.6%over 4 years
  6. 28 June 2001

    £79,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8PQ: £235,000 (2024–2021).

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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.

79 Castle Dore outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,709

Street avg £2,385

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par
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

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.

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 road noise heatmap for SN5 8PQ

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
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 79 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.