Lilac Cottage, Scottleton Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BG
3 sales on record
About Lilac Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lilac Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2BG). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 35.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 168.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016).
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lilac Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lilac Cottage, Scottleton Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2016)
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Scottleton Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lilac Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,794
Street avg £1,763
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Presteigne district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LD8 2BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Lilac Cottage, Scottleton Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
