13 Bladen Close, Wroughton, Swindon, SN4 9LQ

13 Bladen Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wroughton, Swindon, Swindon (SN4 9LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 sits 423.5% above the 1996 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 75% below the postcode norm.