The Cottage is a detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2AN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2AN: £205,000 (2024–2022).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Presteigne Police Station — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB