5 Askerton Close, Nine Elms, Swindon, SN5 5XB

5 Askerton Close is a detached house in Nine Elms, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 5XB). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 150.6% above the 2001 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 128.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.