126a, Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1EY

126a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1EY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 8th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–170 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 31 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £130,000 sits 261.1% above the 1995 sale of £36,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 36.4% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.