23 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ

23 Birdcombe Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BJ). 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. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 39.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2016.