Ivy House is a detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2AF). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 38.5% above the 2021 sale price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 114 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2021 for £227,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Ivy House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2026
Ivy House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 4 years.
£227,500
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 4 years.
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EPC Rating for Ivy House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,996
Street avg £2,094
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Application to discharge condition 3 for planning approval 22/0186/LBC in relation to stair detail
Listed building consent to renew rear facing timber and glass door, replace 2 no. rear facing Upvc windows with painted timber casements ; to alter and improve attic room
What's in Ivy House, Broad Street, Presteigne, LD8 2AF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
1 November 2021Most recent
£227,500
+46.8%over 3 years24 January 2018
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2AF: £300,000 (2022–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
LD8 2NE
Presteigne Police Station — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB