Maypole Cottage is a detached house in Norton, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) 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 August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 10.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 108.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2024 for £340,000.
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Maypole Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Maypole Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Maypole Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 7 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 7 years.
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Years Held for Maypole Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,982
Street avg £1,814
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
School Lane — 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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
9 February 2024Most recent
£340,000
+3.8%over 1 year20 January 2023
£327,500
+45.6%over 5 years12 May 2017
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2EL: £185,000 (2024–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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