5 Devereux Close, Grange Park, Swindon, SN5 6HE

5 Devereux Close is a detached house in Grange Park, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 6HE). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 118.2% above the 2003 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.