5 Bowles Road, Swindon, SN25 4ZN

5 Bowles Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Swindon (SN25 4ZN). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 150.5% above the 2003 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm.