5 Cobbett Close, Swindon, SN25 4GZ

5 Cobbett Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN25 4GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 61.7% above the 2009 sale of £162,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.