43 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ

43 Birdcombe Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Westlea, Swindon, Swindon (SN5 7BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 92.8% above the 2011 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.