12 Bute Close, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7HN

12 Bute Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Highworth, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 72.3% above the 2010 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 11 EPCs).