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Gales Cottage, High Street, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PH

3 sales on record3 planning records

Estimated value

£713,000

  • Since the 2015 sale (£567,000)+26%
  • Against SN6 8PH's recent median (£525,000)+36%

Newest record on this page: January 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
165 m²
1776 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£713,000

  • Against its 2015 sale (£567,000)+26%
  • Against SN6 8PH's recent median (£525,000)+36%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Gales Cottage is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SN6 8PH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    165 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2015

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2015

  • Recent sales in SN6 8PH

    5 sales, median £525,000 (2024–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Gales Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 November 2015Most recent

    £567,000

    +95.5%over 6 years

  2. 13 August 2009

    £290,000

    +28.9%over 6 years

  3. 29 April 2003

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SN6 8PH: £525,000 (2024–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Gales Cottage, High Street, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Gales Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Gales Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishopstone, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £713,000 is 25.7% above the 2015 sale price.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Gales Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2025

Current Certificate
Jul 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 July 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gales Cottage, High Street, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Gales Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

3 applications on record at Gales Cottage, High Street, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PH

3decisions16documents3nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Oct 2010
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Discharge of condition two to previous permission - S/10/0149/RM.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    S/COND/10/1511
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. AmendmentDecision

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Gales Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,436

Street avg £3,920

Below

Floor Area

165 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par
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.
Full Swindon report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

86/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bishopstone Pond — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Bishopstone Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bishopstone Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary188m
  • Ashbury With Compton Beauchamp Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • Bishopstone PondBus stop198m
  • Idstone Road FarmBus stop277m
  • Whatleys OrchardBus stop621m
  • Rectory FarmBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences497 reports44%
  • Anti-social Behaviour160 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson110 reports10%
  • Public Order83 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SN6 8PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SN6 8PH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SN6 8PH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Gales Cottage is modelled from its 165 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SN6 8PH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Gales Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Gales Cottage was lodged in July 2015 at band E and expired in July 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Gales Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 13 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SN6 8PH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Gales Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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