5 Aylestone Hill, Hereford, HR1 1HR

5 Aylestone Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Hereford (HR1 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 40 m² this is the 9th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–300 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 sits 89.7% above the 2007 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£836/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 40 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).