Brambling Cottage, West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
About Brambling Cottage
Brambling Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bishopstone, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 8PX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold December 2018 for £325,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 25.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 51.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Brambling Cottage, West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
- Oct 2010ConditionsOutcome in report
Discharge of condition 2 to previous permission - S/09/0991
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/COND/10/1489
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Sales history & valuation
Brambling Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 22 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2018Most recent
£325,000
-6.0%over 1 year19 December 2017
£345,800
+12.5%over 4 years30 June 2013
£307,500
+16.7%over 6 years8 December 2006
£263,500
+44.0%over 4 years8 February 2002
£183,000
+106.8%over 5 years8 August 1996
£88,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN6 8PX: £455,000 (2017–2010).
Nearby sales in SN6 8PX
15 West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
Sold Jun 2017
£727,000Summer Cottage, West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
Sold Mar 2017
£482,00011 West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
Sold Aug 2016
£455,00012 West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
Sold Dec 2011
£452,00014 West End Lane, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8PX
Sold Jan 2004
£410,000
Versus other West End Lane homes
Years Held for Brambling Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,545
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Whatleys Orchard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







