The Loft is a detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2DR). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The Loft has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
The Loft has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£200,000
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.
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EPC Rating for The Loft lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
42.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 2 sales in LD8 2DR: £165,000 (2022–2008).

LD8 2BA
Bank — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB