5 St Davids Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2BP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £210,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Householder: Erection of border fencing and laying an area with slabs adjoining the fenced area
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 2 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 2 years.
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On price per m², 5 St Davids Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,082
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 179 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
42.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
What's in 5 St Davids Street, Presteigne, LD8 2BP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
28 May 2021Most recent
£210,000
+18.3%over 2 years5 April 2019
£177,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2BP: £325,000 (2022–2014).
St Davids House St Davids Street Presteigne
Sold Dec 2022
4 St Davids Street Presteigne
Sold Dec 2018
Court Cottage St Davids Street Presteigne
Sold Nov 2018
3 St Davids Street Presteigne
Sold Aug 2015
The Red House Court Gardens St Davids Street Presteigne
Sold Jan 2014

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
LD8 2BU
Radnorshire Arms Hotel — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB