Lily Cottage, Castle Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DT
About Lily Cottage
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at Lily Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2024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
Planning history
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed Extension & Alterations to Dwelling
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A220216
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 August 2021Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY23 1DT: £176,000 (2024–2003).
Everything we know about Lily Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Castle Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Lily Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,110
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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