Firethorn is a detached house in Norton, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2EN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 89 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Firethorn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Firethorn has no planning applications on record.
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Firethorn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£301,000
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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Firethorn is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2EN: £301,000 (2022–2019).
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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