Folly Cottage, LD2 3JY
Folly Cottage is a 96 m² / 1,033 sq ft detached home in Builth Wells. It sold for £206,000 in June 2019. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £280k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £185k to £296k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 2 July 2026.
- Sale history
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£206,000 on Jun 2019
- Internal area
- 96 square metres (1,033 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £2,145 per square metre (£199 per square foot) in Jun 2019. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £2,915 per square metre (£271 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Jun 2019 £206,000 £2,146 £279,800 £2,915 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 96 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £279,800. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Builth Wells are now selling for between £1,930 and £3,080 per square metre (£179 and £286 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 96 m², this implies a valuation between £185,000 and £296,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- na
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- na
- Plot size
- 1,432 square metres (15,414 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- February 2020 19/1429/REM
- Type:
- Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
- Status:
- Application withdrawn before a decision was taken
- Address:
- Land Adj To Folly Cottage Rhosgoch Builth Wells Powys
- Description:
- Variation of condition 2 of permission P/2016/0271 to allow additional time for the submission of reserved matters
- Planning ref:
- July 2017 P/2017/0616
- Type:
- Outline application - proposal prior to a full application, including assessments and scoping opinions.
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Land Adj. To Folly Cottage Rhosgoh Builth Wells Powys
- Description:
- Reserved matters application relating to proposed dwelling following outline approval P/2016/0271
- Summary:
- 28 December 2022 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- None of the above
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 134 sqm (1,442 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Sandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, insulated at rafters. Heating: Boiler and radiators, LPG, Electric storage heaters.
- Summary:
- 10 April 2012 - energy performance certificate grade F
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Unknown
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 4 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 96 sqm (1,033 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Sandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, insulated at rafters. Heating: Boiler and radiators, LPG, Electric storage heaters.
Folly Cottage is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £279,800.
- Based on an internal area of 96 m² and recent prices in Builth Wells, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £185,000 to £296,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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