What type of property is 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ?

38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ sell for?

38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ last sold for £502,000 in August 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £119,000 in April 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2000 and August 2025, 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ rose from £119,000 to £502,000, a change of £383,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ have?

The current EPC rating for 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2024. It has improved from a E recorded in August 2009 (2 bands). Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ?

38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in HR1 1BJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ heated?

The latest EPC at 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ?

38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ is in council tax band C.

Where is 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ located?

38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ sits in Hereford. It falls within the HR1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ?

Police records around 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ show an average of 190 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ?

The closest primary school to 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ is St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy (658m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hereford Sixth Form College (499m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ?

The closest bus stop to 38 Penn Grove Road, HR1 1BJ is Bryngwyn Close, 233m away. The nearest rail option is Hereford Rail Station, 270m away.

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38 Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 38 Penn Grove Road

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

38 Penn Grove Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hereford (HR1 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 147 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £502,000 — fresh data. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 92.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

38 Penn Grove Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2024

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 July 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2024from Aug 2009

EPC improved fromE54toC70

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Penn Grove Road has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 38 Penn Grove Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£515,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£502,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2025Most recent
£502,000
+123.1%over 15 years
30 March 2010
£225,000
+89.1%over 9 years
19 April 2000
£119,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 1BJ: £315,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in HR1 1BJ

On the street

Versus other Penn Grove Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 38 Penn Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,415

Street avg £2,504

Strongly above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Hereford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

190/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bryngwyn Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Hereford Sixth Form College. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR1 1BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HR1 1BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low

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FAQ

Common questions

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