5 Bydemill Gardens, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7BS

5 Bydemill Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7BS). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.