16 Malvern Road, Swindon, SN2 1AR

16 Malvern Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 1AR). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 156.3% above the 2002 sale of £122,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm.