3 The Close, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3NJ

3 The Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 89 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 78.5% above the 2007 sale of £195,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.