22a, Highridge Close, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4BS

22a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Purton, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 4BS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 40% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.