7b, Aylestone Hill, Hereford, HR1 1HR

7b is a one-bedroom detached house in Hereford (HR1 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 62 m² this is the 19th 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 across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 62 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 24 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 is 39% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 81.4% below the postcode norm.