10a, Stone Lane, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LD

10a is a two-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 811 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 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. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 365.3% above the 1996 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 56.8% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.