8 Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
About 8 Penn Grove Road
8 Penn Grove Road is a detached house in Hereford (HR1 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 278 m² (around 2992 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 278 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £635,000 is 49.4% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 43.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
Energy performance
8 Penn Grove Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 March 2024
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
- Aug 2012Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition and replacement of garage with link attached room above.
- Documents
- 38 docs on file
- Reference
- S121500/FH
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Sales history & valuation
8 Penn Grove Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 10 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
31 May 2005Most recent
£425,000
+18.1%over 1 year17 December 2003
£360,000
+44.0%over 2 years5 April 2001
£250,000
+100.0%over 5 years4 May 1995
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 1BQ: £437,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in HR1 1BQ
1 Penn Grove Mews, Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
Sold Sept 2023
£330,0003 Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
Sold Nov 2022
£520,0008a, Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
Sold Aug 2021
£429,9504a, Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
Sold Jul 2019
£437,5006a, Penn Grove Road, Hereford, HR1 1BQ
Sold Jul 2017
£300,000
Versus other Penn Grove Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Penn Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,529
Street avg £3,126
Floor Area
278 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Moreland Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hereford Sixth Form College. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB







