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Get started26 Barra Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 93.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £385,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 105 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 26 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).
26 Barra Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
Latest sale on 26 Barra Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 22 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 22 years.
Years Held for 26 Barra Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £2,543
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Erection of a rear dormer window.
1 more application for this property
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19 June 2025Most recent
£385,000
+113.9%over 21 years18 July 2003
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN6 7HX: £345,000 (2024–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
SN6 7BN
Home Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westrop Primary & Nursery School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
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