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3 sales on record
About Tower House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tower House is a detached house in Bourton, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 274 m² (around 2949 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 274 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £1,200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tower House, The Hill, Bourton, Swindon, SN6 8JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2024Change Of UseFullPlanning Permission
Proposed change of use of outbuilding to classroom plus minor external alterations.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Tower House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Hill homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Tower House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,380
Street avg £3,465
Floor Area
274 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN6 8JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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