17 Castle Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2DY). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 155% above the 2012 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 41.8% below the postcode norm. At 113 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sold in September 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
17 Castle Road has no planning applications on record.
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17 Castle Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 10 years.
£100,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 10 years.
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On price per m², 17 Castle Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£885
Street avg £1,885
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
42.5dB

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 improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
7 September 2012Most recent
£100,000
+11.1%over 9 years24 January 2003
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2DY: £220,000 (2025–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
LD8 2EG
Radnorshire Car Park — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB