8 The Orchard, Chiseldon, Swindon, SN4 0PH

8 The Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Chiseldon, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 0PH). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Swindon HPI: 11.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 sits 78.3% above the 2007 sale of £289,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.