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Get started3 Botany is a three-bedroom detached house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 14.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2023 for £670,000.
3 Botany has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2018.
£629,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 6 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 6 years.
On years held, 3 Botany runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,085
Street avg £3,112
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey
Amendment to previous permission S/HOU/17/2028 for the erection of single storey front and rear extension and dormer windows to front and rear (retrospective) and conservatory extension to rear (proposed)
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension measuring 6.6m (from original rear wall), 3.1m (maximum height) and 2.35m (height to eaves).
2 more applications for this property
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17 August 2023Most recent
£670,000
+116.1%over 5 years5 January 2018
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN6 7BT: £495,000 (2022–2015).
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
SN6 7BS
Bydemill Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Highworth Warneford School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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