18 Gordon Gardens, Swindon, SN1 1HF

18 Gordon Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN1 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 82 m² this is the 12th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 82 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm.