Ackhill House is a detached house in Presteigne (LD8 2ED). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since March 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 41), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Ackhill House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Ackhill House has no planning applications on record.
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Ackhill House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£556,000
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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Ackhill House is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
55.0 t/year
Street avg 18.3 t/year
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Lower House — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Median price across the last 1 sales in LD8 2ED: £635,000 (2021–2021).
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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