79 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
About 79 Castle Dore
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
79 Castle Dore has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
79 Castle Dore has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£228,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 21 years.
£204,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£204,000
+17.2%over 2 years15 March 2019
£174,000
+24.3%over 3 years22 January 2016
£140,000
+29.6%over 5 years5 March 2010
£108,000
11 November 2005
£108,500
+35.6%over 4 years28 June 2001
£79,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8PQ: £235,000 (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
£205,00019 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Sept 2021
£290,00017 Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8PQ
Sold Jun 2021
£270,250
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Versus other Castle Dore homes
79 Castle Dore outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,709
Street avg £2,385
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB