1a, Whiteman Street, Swindon, SN2 1BN

1a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–119 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 (27 versus a best of 77).

At 58 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 40% above the 2016 sale price.