Toll Bar Cottage is a detached house in New Radnor, Presteigne, Presteigne (LD8 2TE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Toll Bar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Toll Bar Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£247,000
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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On floor area, Toll Bar Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Bakery — 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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in LD8 2TE: £250,000 (2019–2003).
8a Church Street New Radnor Presteigne
Sold May 2019
4 Church Street New Radnor Presteigne
Sold Apr 2017
Westfield Church Street New Radnor Presteigne
Sold Aug 2008
8 Church Street New Radnor Presteigne
Sold Nov 2003
Pear Tree Cottage Church Street New Radnor Presteigne
Sold Nov 1998
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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