5 Marlborough Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7EJ

5 Marlborough Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 7EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 sits 76.4% above the 2010 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. At 122 m² it's 25.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).