1 Chapel Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 12.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 121.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £180,000 in October 2023.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Chapel Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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1 Chapel Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 24 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 24 years.
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On price per m², 1 Chapel Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £1,827
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.1 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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
19 October 2023Most recent
£180,000
+50.6%over 18 years22 August 2005
£119,500
+378.0%over 6 years2 June 1999
£25,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2AN: £205,000 (2024–2018).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
LD8 2AP
Presteigne Police Station — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB