5 Whatleys Orchard, Bishopstone, Swindon, SN6 8QB

5 Whatleys Orchard is a five-bedroom detached house in Bishopstone, Swindon, Swindon (SN6 8QB). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £674,000 sits 100.6% above the 2004 sale of £336,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 170 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (212 m² median across 7 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.