Croome Close Swindon
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (SN25), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40201200.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £410,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Swindon cost £263,685 in August 2026 (+2.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,103 a month.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panels, is 1.5 km (1 mile) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; 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 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Swindon Practice, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £350,000 | £325,000 | £375,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £244,000 | £244,000 | £244,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £312,000 | £312,000 | £312,000 |
| 2004 | 6 | £325,370 | £207,405 | £383,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2022 | 4 SN25 2AF | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2021 | 3 SN25 2AF | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 2 SN25 2AF | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 2 SN25 2AF | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2016 | 1 SN25 2AF | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2008 | 6 SN25 2AF | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2007 | 4 SN25 2AF | Detached | £312,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2004 | 4 SN25 2AF | Detached | £327,745 | New build. |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 5 SN25 2AF | Detached | £305,995 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2004 | 6 SN25 2AF | Detached | £383,995 | New build. |
| 10 May 2004 | 3 SN25 2AF | Detached | £322,995 | New build. |
| 26 Mar 2004 | 2 SN25 2AF | Detached | £333,855 | New build. |
| 24 Feb 2004 | 1 SN25 2AF | Detached | £207,405 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Swindon
A typical home in Swindon cost £263,685 in August 2026, 2.8% more than a year before. That is 15% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £467,900 |
| Semi-detached | £292,213 |
| Terraced | £234,627 |
| Flat or maisonette | £153,968 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £224,898 |
Private renters in Swindon paid £1,103 a month on average in September 2026, 5% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £825 |
| Two bedrooms | £994 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,227 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,668 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 175 m². Most common: House, detached (6). Built: 2003-2006 (5); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 D (43% of about 770 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.
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Farm Swindon S/LDO/15/1182 | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Orbital Shopping Park, North Swindon District Centre - Solar panels Swindon S/PSOLP/24/0107 | Solar farm | 2 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2024 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Chapel Farm Landfill | Landfill Gas | 3 MW | Operational Jan 2001 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Swindon Sewerage Treatment Works Swindon S/15/0530 | Anaerobic digestion | 1.2 MW | Operational Jun 2016 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SN25 2AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SN25 2AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 85 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN25 2AE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SN25 2AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Swindon (Wilts) 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Voyager Drive Oakhurst | 80 m |
| Car parks | Asda Swindon Haydon Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 66.4 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Swindon Practice Good May 2018 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Taw Hill Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Priory Vale Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ridgeway Hospital Good Sep 2026 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Orchid Care Home Outstanding Dec 2024 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Cricklade Police Station | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-op Taw Hill, Taw Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 12 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Grove Garden Allotments 5,870 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherd's Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Upper Widhill Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Mouldon Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Blunsdonhill Copse | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Penhill Copse | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Peatmoor Lagoon | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the street's 7 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 240 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Red Oaks Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 250 m | No published inspection |
| Abbey Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Orchid Vale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Francis CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Great Western Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| William Morris Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bridlewood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Haydonleigh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 320 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Adventure Club (Oakhurst) SN25 2HY | Out-of-school day care | 32 | May 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas | 320 m |
| Short Breaks SN25 2NB | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Brunel Short Breaks SN25 2NB | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 650 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Glitter Bugs Pre-School SN25 2NJ | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Funrise Limited SN25 1UH | Out-of-school day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 139 childminders and 5 home childcarers (nannies) in Swindon. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Food Group T/a Dolce @ Oakhurst CP School SN25 2HY | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| The Big Adventure Club Ltd Oakhurst Primary School SN25 2HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 4 Good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| The Strawberry Thief SN25 2RA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Wendy Braidford SN25 2JG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| Vitaforge SN25 2AX | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Croome Close (7); On or near Mariner Road (4); On or near Vega Close (2); On or near Ursa Way (2); On or near Dorney Road (2).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 100% happened in the dark, and 100% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2023 21:22 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Dorney Road · Thamesdown Drive · Tadpole Mews · Oakhurst Way · Voyager Drive · Deneb Drive · Fawley Close · Giotto Close · Mariner Road · Stanford Road · Ursa Way · Vega Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.