8 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
About 8 Barrington Road
8 Barrington Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Watchfield, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold September 2021 for £208,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 48.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 24 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
- Jul 2012ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey flat roof extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P12/V1070
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 15 years.
£208,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£208,500
+28.7%over 9 years2 August 2012
£162,000
+49.3%over 1 year27 April 2011
£108,500
-1.4%over 4 years24 November 2006
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SN6 8SU: £215,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in SN6 8SU
27 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
Sold Apr 2025
£270,0005 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
Sold Sept 2024
£215,00031 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
Sold Dec 2022
£256,50034 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
Sold Jul 2021
£197,00036 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU
Sold Jan 2014
£158,000
Versus other Barrington Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 Barrington Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,856
Street avg £2,033
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Northford Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Watchfield Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







