24 Ashwell Close, Swindon, SN3 1DY

24 Ashwell Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN3 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since May 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. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 673.6% above the 1995 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 85.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.