40a, Flat, High Street, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7AQ

40a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 1997, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 66.9% above the 1997 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.