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About 4 Folly Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Folly Drive is a semi-detached house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7JR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 sits 258.8% above the 1999 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 57.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2024
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Folly Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (1999)
£80,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
Versus other Folly Drive homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 4 Folly Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£976
Street avg £2,618
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN6 7JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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