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Typical sold price, SN1
£225,000
250 real sales, 19 December 2025 to 26 August 2026. A rough cash guide is shown below, not a quote.
- Sales in sample
- 250
- Cash guide, 70%
- £158,000
- Cash guide, 85%
- £191,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on selling in Old Town: steady sales, so price from the evidence
Old Town is neither busy nor quiet, at about 30 sales a month, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
When you weigh an offer, £225,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £124,750 to £381,400, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Compare optionsWith a steady flow of sales, you can sell the usual way if you have time, and keep a cash route in mind if you do not; 70–85% of market value is the usual cash range, so about £158,000 to £191,000 on a typical £225,000 home (a rough guide, not a quote), and any offer should be weighed against real sales.
Have proof of whether it is freehold or leasehold; sign-off for any alterations you have made; and paperwork for any damp, roof or window work to hand early; your conveyancer will say what else a Old Town sale needs.
If you need the date more than the price, ask one independent cash buyer to contact you about your Old Town home; it is free to you, and any offer comes from the buyer, not us.
Get Cash OfferOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
Key figures
Old Town at a glance
Sourced figures for the district, each one dated.
Most sell between
£124,750 to £381,400
Middle 80% of 250 sales
Gross yield
5.8%
gross, before costs, illustrative
Average rent
£1,096 a month
Swindon, August 2026
Planning applications
1,875
Within 500 m of the centre
Local data
What Old Town homes sell for
Real Land Registry sold prices for SN1, each chart with its table underneath.
Price by type
What each type sells for in SN1
Detached homes had the highest typical price in SN1 at £401,500, from 12 sales; flats came to £145,000.
- Detached5%
- Semi-detached12%
- Terraced58%
- Flats25%
See the figures
| Type | Typical (median) | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £401,500 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £315,000 | 29 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 139 |
| Flats | £145,000 | 61 |
HM Land Registry, 19 December 2025 to 26 August 2026. Types with fewer than 10 sales are left out.
Rent by size
What Swindon homes rent for
Average private rent in Swindon was £1,096 a month in August 2026, a gross yield of 5.8% on the SN1 median price (gross, before costs, illustrative).
See the figures
1 bed £820, 2 bed £987, 3 bed £1,218, 4+ bed £1,656 a month. ONS source
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026. The rent covers the whole local area, not just SN1.
Planning activity
Planning near Old Town
1,875 planning applications within 500 m of the SN1 centre. Of the 20 most recent, 8 are still undecided.
- Decided60%
- Undecided40%
Planning detail
Planning activity near Old Town
1,875 planning applications within 500 m of the SN1 district centre
That count covers every date PlanIt holds. The 20 most recent were received between 30 Mar 2026 and 6 Jul 2026, and 8 of them are still undecided.
Source: PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which gathers local council planning registers. Checked 20 July 2026. This is activity in the area, not at any one address, and coverage and council update speed vary.
View applicationsPlanIt, from local council planning registers. Area activity, not one address.
Contains HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Premium period district.
Whatever the reason you need to move on in Old Town (Swindon), a cash sale can be quicker and simpler than the open market, though cash buyers usually offer below market value. Want to know what homes in Old Town actually sell for first? See real Land Registry sold prices for SN1.
Rent: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, August 2026 (published 16 September 2026): the average monthly rent for all private rented homes in Swindon, up 4.5% on a year earlier. It covers the whole area, not just SN1. Official statistics in development. By size: 1 bed £820, 2 bed £987, 3 bed £1,218, 4+ bed £1,656.
Gross yield is 12 months of that average rent divided by the SN1 median sale price. It is gross, before costs such as void periods, agent and management fees, repairs, insurance, tax and mortgage interest, and illustrative only: the rent covers a whole local area and every property type, while the price is for SN1, so the two are not a like-for-like pair.
Price spread and sales volume are from HM Land Registry sold prices. Liquidity (sales volume) is a rough guide to how many homes change hands, not a forecast.
Explore sold prices
What actually sold in SN1
Filter by property type and radius around the SN1 centre. Distances use each sale's postcode centroid, so they are approximate.
250 sales match · page 1 of 13
| Address | Price | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14, DRYDEN STREET, SWINDONSN1 5LA | £180,000 | 2026-08-26 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 12, DUNSFORD CLOSE, SWINDONSN1 4PN | £232,000 | 2026-08-21 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 177, CROFT ROAD, SWINDONSN1 4DS | £440,000 | 2026-08-21 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| PEONY HOUSE, 142, CELSUS GROVE, SWINDONSN1 4GS | £145,000 | 2026-08-20 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 4A, RAVENSDALE, SWINDONSN1 7AN | £176,000 | 2026-08-14 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 48, WESTERN STREET, SWINDONSN1 3JR | £220,000 | 2026-08-13 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 20, BELGRAVE STREET, SWINDONSN1 3HR | £230,000 | 2026-08-12 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 31, STAFFORD STREET, SWINDONSN1 3PH | £235,000 | 2026-08-11 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 14, RIPLEY ROAD, SWINDONSN1 4DE | £260,000 | 2026-08-07 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 1, MARSH FARM LANE, SWINDONSN1 2GL | £272,000 | 2026-08-07 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 17, TRECASTLE ROAD, SWINDONSN1 7BU | £195,000 | 2026-08-07 | Flat / maisonette | Freehold |
| 88, WILLIAM STREET, SWINDONSN1 5LE | £220,000 | 2026-08-06 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 32 - 34, BRIDGE STREET, SWINDONSN1 1BP | £290,400 | 2026-08-04 | Other | Freehold |
| 14, ANDOVER STREET, SWINDONSN1 5HX | £195,000 | 2026-08-03 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 55, STRATTON ROAD, SWINDONSN1 2PN | £265,000 | 2026-07-31 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 76, VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDONSN1 3BB | £210,000 | 2026-07-31 | Other | Freehold |
| 91, KENT ROAD, SWINDONSN1 3NP | £370,000 | 2026-07-31 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 60A, RADNOR STREET, SWINDONSN1 3PS | £150,000 | 2026-07-30 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 60C, RADNOR STREET, SWINDONSN1 3PS | £155,000 | 2026-07-30 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 188, KINGSHILL ROAD, SWINDONSN1 4LL | £244,000 | 2026-07-27 | Terraced | Freehold |
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