8 Swindon Street, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7AH

8 Swindon Street is a detached house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 178.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.