18 Lingen Avenue, Hereford, HR1 1BY

18 Lingen Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Hereford (HR1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 24 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £425,000.