8 Hythe Road, Swindon, SN1 3NZ

8 Hythe Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN1 3NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–140 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since April 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 sits 262.9% above the 1997 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 60.6% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.