9 Birdcombe Road, Westlea, Swindon, SN5 7BJ

9 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 (November 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 24.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 55.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.