13 Bessemer Close, Swindon, SN2 1NB

13 Bessemer Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN2 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 37% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 53.3% above the 2015 sale of £255,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015).