29 Kingshill Road, Swindon, SN1 4LJ

29 Kingshill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN1 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–201 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (30 versus a best of 74). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2014); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 140% above the 1996 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.