Flat 5, 8 Swindon Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4PZ

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 105 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (50–105 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 26.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm.