Upper House Farm is a detached house in Evenjobb, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2SF). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (January 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Upper House Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at Upper House Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
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Upper House Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£552,000
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.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Main Road — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Discharge of condition 9, 10 and 11 of planning approval PR622203
Discharge of conditions 6, 7 and 11 of planning approval PR622201 in relation to the construction works of vehicles within the curtilage and Great Crested Newt survey
Median price across the last 2 sales in LD8 2SF: £237,500 (2016–2006).
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