8 Chain Court, Swindon, SN1 4GW

8 Chain Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN1 4GW). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 101 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (41–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 72 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 27.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.