1 Albert Square is a mid-terrace house in Presteigne (LD8 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump.
At 33 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 3 EPCs). One planning record on file: solar panel installation refused in 2025.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A solar panel installation application was refused at 1 Albert Square in 2025.
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1 Albert Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£158,000
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.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On floor area, 1 Albert Square runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
42.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Installation of roof mounted Solar PV panels
Median price across the last 4 sales in LD8 2BD: £112,500 (2024–2003).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
LD8 2SN
Bank — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB