1 Townend is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Presteigne (LD8 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 45 EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £175,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
1 Townend has no planning applications on record.
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1 Townend valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£191,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 18 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 18 years.
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1 Townend outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £1,725
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
41.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
5 July 2024Most recent
£175,000
+18.2%over 3 years4 June 2021
£148,000
+34.5%over 14 years29 November 2006
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2DW: £167,500 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
LD8 2AN
Townend — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB