8 Ancona Close, Ramleaze, Swindon, SN5 5NR

8 Ancona Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ramleaze, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £131,300. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.