34a, Ipswich Street, Swindon, SN2 1DB

34a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2006–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 78.5% above the 2009 sale of £61,052. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).