Flat 1, 5 Highworth Road, South Marston, Swindon, SN3 4SF

Flat 1 is a three-bedroom detached house in South Marston, Swindon, Swindon (SN3 4SF). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 132 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2016. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 sits 58.5% above the 2003 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm.