48 May Close, Swindon, SN2 1XB

48 May Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Swindon (SN2 1XB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 93.4% above the 2006 sale of £136,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm.