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3 sales on record
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £700,000 is 23.5% above the 2015 sale price. 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.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2025
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
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.
- Nov 2014Tree WorksTreesGranted
Works to trees in a conservation area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Gales Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£700,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2015)
£567,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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 8PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 15 points of interest in total.
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Common questions
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