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4 sales on record
About 8 Barrington Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. 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. 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
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Barrington Road, Watchfield, Swindon, SN6 8SU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2012ExtensionOutlineCertificate of Lawful Use or Development
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey flat roof extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2021)
£208,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Barrington Road homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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 8SU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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