43 Buckingham Road, Swindon, SN3 1HZ

43 Buckingham Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Swindon (SN3 1HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 sits 126.7% above the 2004 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.