17 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ

17 Birdcombe Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 106.3% above the 2010 sale of £79,000. At 38 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 22 EPCs).