4 Chaucer Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 8JX

4 Chaucer Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 205.9% above the 2001 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 7 EPCs).