3 Chestnut Springs, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NA

3 Chestnut Springs is a three-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3NA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 146.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £535,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.