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 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 37 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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 £152,000 is 15.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.