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Lily Cottage, Castle Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DT

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Lily Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Lily Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Aberystwyth (SY23 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Lily Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lily Cottage, Castle Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Proposed Extension & Alterations to Dwelling

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    A220216
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What's in Lily Cottage, Castle Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DT's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£230,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 August 2021Most recent

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1DT: £176,000 (2024–2003).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Lily Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,110

Street avg £2,070

Above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Aberystwyth district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pier Street — bus stop.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Lily Cottage, Castle Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.