1 Grove Cottages, Hinton Parva, Swindon, SN4 0DH

1 Grove Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hinton Parva, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 sits 174.3% above the 2004 sale of £210,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.