2 Barland Cottage is a semi-detached house in Evenjobb, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2SH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Barland Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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2 Barland Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£244,000
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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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
1.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Median price across the last 4 sales in LD8 2SH: £472,500 (2020–1996).

Main Road — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB