1 Church Place, Swindon, SN1 5ED

1 Church Place is a two-bedroom detached house in Swindon (SN1 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 75 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–102 m².

Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 75 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2009–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 26.4% above the 2009 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.