Semi-Detached 4 sales on record

27 DOWNSMEAD

BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ

£440,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Downsmead	0.1 miles
Shop	Co-op Food	1.7 miles
Train station	Lakeside	6.9 miles
Hospital	Savernake Hospital	7.4 miles
University	Royal Agricultural University (Cultural Heritage Institute)	9.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

128 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£440,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£3,438/m²

Local average

£358,615 (13 sales)

Street crime

4 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 09/03/2021

Expiry date: 08/03/2031

Current heating cost: £895/year

Potential heating cost: £760/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£440,000	Semi-detached	+14.3%	£436,099 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	25/06/2021	£385,000	Semi-detached	+32.8%	£444,163 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	24/04/2015	£290,000	Semi-detached	+19.3%	£435,433 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/11/2010	£243,000	Semi-detached	—	£392,388 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£440,000
listed	28/08/2025	£450,000
sold	01/01/2021	£385,000
sold	01/01/2015	£290,000
sold	01/01/2010	£243,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
21 NEWTONS WALK, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2FF	£345,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
BAYDON COTTAGE ERMIN STREET, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2JP	£360,000	24/03/2023	Semi-detached
21 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ	£555,000	04/01/2023	Semi-detached
MAPLE COTTAGES 1 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ	£350,000	14/04/2022	Semi-detached
THE COTTAGE ERMIN STREET, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2JP	£355,000	11/02/2022	Semi-detached
9 FIVEWAYS, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LH	£475,000	24/09/2021	Semi-detached
MAPLE COTTAGES 2 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ	£330,001	31/08/2021	Semi-detached
2 ALDBOURNE ROAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, SWINDON, SN8 2HZ	£303,000	06/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £384,125 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -16.2%

10y growth 22.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wiltshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.7%

5y (index) 17.2%

10y (index) 34.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wiltshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £958/mo

Realistic £1,064/mo

Optimistic £1,170/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wiltshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cheltenham: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.24%

Max investor price (0.8%) £133,000

Target investor price (1%) £106,400

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	2
Anti-social behaviour	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	4

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 21 May 2024
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary	Primary	1.7 miles	Outstanding — 14 Sep 2016
Lambourn CofE Primary School	Primary	2.9 miles	Requires improvement — 5 Mar 2023
Ramsbury Primary School	Primary	3.9 miles	Outstanding — 28 Mar 2023
Bishopstone Church of England Primary School	Primary	4.1 miles	Requires improvement — 10 Jun 2024

FENSA

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# 27 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ

## Property details

- Slug: `8ee50ae` (address key hash: `8ee50ae4a75f6dab57cc0abae9e8d51f1ca1aa7d`)
- Postcode: SN8 2LQ
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 128 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £440,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £3,438/m²
- Local average: £358,615 (13 sales)
- Street crime: 4 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £440,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 08/03/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £895/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,500

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3400-8310-0822-0002-3793)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | +14.3% | £436,099 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-ce44-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2021-06-25 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | +32.8% | £444,163 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c8a3a576-d095-0425-e053-6c04a8c0947b) |
| Sold | 2015-04-24 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | +19.3% | £435,433 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b4ceeb8b-1e64-4b78-afbe-d1258b2df073) |
| Sold | 2010-11-30 | £243,000 | Semi-detached | — | £392,388 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f5b7bbe5-1fee-40b9-9174-1ad814e23e2b) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 27 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £440,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 27 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £385,000 | 25/06/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 27 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £290,000 | 24/04/2015 | Semi-detached |
| 27 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £243,000 | 30/11/2010 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166329962](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f66196c)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £440,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-28 | £450,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £385,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £290,000 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £243,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 NEWTONS WALK, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2FF | £345,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| BAYDON COTTAGE ERMIN STREET, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2JP | £360,000 | 24/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 21 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £555,000 | 04/01/2023 | Semi-detached |
| MAPLE COTTAGES 1 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £350,000 | 14/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| THE COTTAGE ERMIN STREET, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2JP | £355,000 | 11/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 FIVEWAYS, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LH | £475,000 | 24/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| MAPLE COTTAGES 2 DOWNSMEAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE, SN8 2LQ | £330,001 | 31/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ALDBOURNE ROAD, BAYDON, MARLBOROUGH, SWINDON, SN8 2HZ | £303,000 | 06/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £384,125 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -16.2%
- **10y growth:** 22.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wiltshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wiltshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £958/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,064/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,170/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cheltenham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.24% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £133,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £106,400

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **4** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 21 May 2024 |
| St Michael's CofE Aided Primary | Primary | 1.7 miles | Outstanding — 14 Sep 2016 |
| Lambourn CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.9 miles | Requires improvement — 5 Mar 2023 |
| Ramsbury Primary School | Primary | 3.9 miles | Outstanding — 28 Mar 2023 |
| Bishopstone Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.1 miles | Requires improvement — 10 Jun 2024 |