Manor House Cottage, Pound Lane, Presteigne, LD8 2DB
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About Manor House Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Manor House Cottage is a semi-detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 1997, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 110.8% above the 1997 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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.
Manor House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Manor House Cottage, Pound Lane, Presteigne, LD8 2DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Manor House 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.
Latest sale on Manor House Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Pound Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Manor House Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,581
Street avg £1,928
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LD8 2DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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