17 Black Swan Court, Priory Street, Ware, SG12 0HY

17 Black Swan Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ware (SG12 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 62). Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £250,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2010. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 45 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 16 EPCs).