15a, Malvern Road, Swindon, SN2 1AR

15a is a semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (38–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since September 2009.

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 £128,000 sits 287.9% above the 1997 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 54.4% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs).