Auction: Wednesday 21 October 2026
Land and Roadways at, Gainsborough Way, Swindon, SN5
- Land size
- 7.8 acres
Description
LOT 130 **FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION** on 21st October 2026
Freehold Land and Roadways
Situated close to local shopping facilities and a short drive from the amenities available in Swindon Town Centre including Swindon Train Station. Bloomsbury Park is also nearby.
Freehold Land and Roadways totalling approximately 7.8 Acres (339,768 sq ft).
Inspection:
On Site
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-05
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 3 Cheap Land listings in South West England (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School396 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School396 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Pupils
- 136
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Millbrook Primary School622 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 373
- Type
- Academy converter
- Tregoze Primary School714 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Academy converter
- Lift Hazelwood0.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 252
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Lydiard Park Academy664 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,302
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Deanery CofE Academy1.4 milesOfsted: Inadequate
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 670
- Type
- Free schools
- Faith
- Anglican/Church of England
- UTC Swindon1.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Pupils
- 182
- Type
- University technical college
- Nova Hreod Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,044
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Commonweal School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,442
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 40 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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