What kind of home is 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

13 Desborough, SN5 8QR is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

13 Desborough, SN5 8QR last sold for £175,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £59,995 in October 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1996 and May 2021, 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR rose from £59,995 to £175,000, a change of £115,005. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR have?

The current EPC rating for 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

13 Desborough, SN5 8QR has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SN5 8QR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR use?

The latest EPC at 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

13 Desborough, SN5 8QR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR in?

13 Desborough, SN5 8QR sits in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon. It falls within the SN5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

Police records around 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR show an average of 186 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

The closest primary school to 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR is Millbrook Primary School (205m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lydiard Park Academy (1.2km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR?

The closest bus stop to 13 Desborough, SN5 8QR is Desborough, 60m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Desborough, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8QR

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£251,000

Since the 2021 sale (£175,000)+43%
Against SN5 8QR's recent median (£185,000)+36%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£251,000

Against its 2021 sale (£175,000)+43%
Against SN5 8QR's recent median (£185,000)+36%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 13 Desborough is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SN5 8QR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
79 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in SN5 8QR
5 sales, median £185,000 (2025–2006)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Sales timeline

20 May 2021Most recent
£175,000
+20.7%over 9 years
11 August 2011
£145,000
+141.7%over 14 years
24 October 1996
£59,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN5 8QR: £185,000 (2025–2006).

Nearby sales in SN5 8QR

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 13 Desborough

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

13 Desborough is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Freshbrook, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 8QR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 79 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 43.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 89.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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 20 Aug 2026

Current Certificate

Aug 2016

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 August 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Desborough, Freshbrook, Swindon, SN5 8QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Desborough has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Desborough homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 13 Desborough lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,215

Street avg £2,536

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Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

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

186/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Desborough — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Millbrook Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Millbrook Primary SchoolPrimary205m
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary1.0km
Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.0km
Lift HazelwoodPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

DesboroughBus stop60m
SymondsBus stop216m
Blagrove RoundaboutBus stop257m
Freshbrook CentreBus stop258m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences890 reports40%
Anti-social Behaviour364 reports16%
Shoplifting211 reports9%
Public Order206 reports9%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for SN5 8QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 13 Desborough is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SN5 8QR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 13 Desborough. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 13 Desborough was lodged in August 2016 at band D and expired in August 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 13 Desborough. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SN5 8QR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 13 Desborough is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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