73 Beatrice Street, Swindon, SN2 1BG

73 Beatrice Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 147.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £161,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.