Flat 2, 8 Swindon Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4PZ

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom detached house in Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 58 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 sits 370% above the 1996 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 71.8% below the postcode norm.