Flat 2, 12 Belle Vue Road, Swindon, SN1 3HQ

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN1 3HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (71 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 38.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.