Caversham Close Swindon
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (SN3), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 83875879.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £230,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Swindon costs £2,438 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swindon (Wilts), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Lawn, is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 103 to 104 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingswood Surgery, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 67 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £356,000 | £356,000 | £356,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £268,000 | £268,000 | £268,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £279,000 | £279,000 | £279,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £269,000 | £245,000 | £293,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £141,000 | £141,000 | £141,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £188,000 | £188,000 | £188,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2025 | 1A SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2024 | 6 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £356,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2021 | 7 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £268,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 14 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2018 | 1 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £279,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2016 | 14 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £293,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 3 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 7 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2013 | 2A SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2012 | 11 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2010 | 1 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £141,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2007 | 12 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £188,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 12 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £148,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2005 | 10 SN3 1DT | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2005 | 14 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £138,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2002 | 2A SN3 1DT | Detached | £144,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2002 | 2 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 30 May 2002 | 11 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £142,500 | |
| 22 Apr 2002 | 2 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £98,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2002 | 3 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £132,500 | |
| 2 Nov 2001 | 2A SN3 1DT | Detached | £99,950 | |
| 16 Sep 1999 | 2 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £65,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1998 | 6 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £87,000 | |
| 26 Jun 1998 | 6 SN3 1DT | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1998 | 2A SN3 1DT | Detached | £67,500 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (6); 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Swindon in 2026-27: Band D £2,438 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,625 | £1,896 | £2,167 | £2,438 | £2,980 | £3,522 | £4,064 | £4,876 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (51% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Green Baize Site Horsham Road Park South Swindon SN3 2LU: up to 9 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 2 Queens Drive, Swindon: up to 7 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 12 November 2026 to 13 November 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility asset works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 103 m and 104 m above sea level (103 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN3 1DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN3 1DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lawn Manor Academy Walcot West | 90 m |
| Car parks | Car Park, Old Town | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.1 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingswood Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Sussex Close | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Road Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | The Great Western Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Wiltshire Police | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Sussex Place, Somerville Road Cashzone | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Lawn 36 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hatton Grove Allotments 2,030 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old Town, a scheduled monument, 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old Town | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Christ Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Queen's Park, Swindon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Town Gardens, Swindon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bruddel Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Shaftesbury Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Great Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Green Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Wanborough Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Swindon: see them on the Swindon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn Manor Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 220 m | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New College Swindon | 16 plus | 16–99 | 270 m | No published inspection |
| Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 390 m | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mountford Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Drove Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oaktree Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lawn Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| King William Street Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend Learning Trust Enterprise Limited (Lawn Manor Academy SN3 1ER | School/college/university | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Aramark (C/o New College Swindon) SN3 1AH | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Brimble Hill Primary School SN3 3AL | School/college/university | 330 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| The Co-Operative Childcare SN3 3AH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| The Coop SN3 3FS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2024 |
| Subway SN3 3FS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Lainesmead Primary School SN3 1EA | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| U Agnieszki Catering SN3 2JU | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| The Family Restaurant SN3 2JU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Polish Community Centre Bar SN3 2JU | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Pork On Fire SN3 2JU | Mobile caterer | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Queens Drive Service Station SN3 1AS | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 9 Mar 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Caversham Close (33); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (16); On or near Woodside Avenue (9); On or near Salcombe Grove (4); On or near Swallowfield Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Swallowfield Avenue · Queen's Drive · Queens Drive · Ashwell Close · Fonthill Walk · Queens Drive · Woodside Avenue · Carmel Walk · Salcombe Grove · Dudley Road · Sadler Walk · Sadler Walk
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.