The Cottage, Scottleton Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BL
About The Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Cottage is a detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2BL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
It hasn't traded since March 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 20.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 76.9% above the 2005 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Scottleton Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The 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.
The Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2005)
£195,000
Growth on file: 20.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Scottleton Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, The Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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 2BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB
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 The Cottage, Scottleton Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
