Turnpike Cottage, Byton, Presteigne, LD8 2HS
3 sales on record
About Turnpike Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Turnpike Cottage is a detached house in Byton, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2HS). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 86.2% above the 2003 sale of £145,000. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Turnpike Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Turnpike Cottage, Byton, Presteigne, LD8 2HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Turnpike Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2003)
£145,000
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Turnpike Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,458
Street avg £2,851
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Presteigne district page.
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
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LD8 2HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Turnpike Cottage, Byton, Presteigne, LD8 2HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
