2 Eign Road, Hereford, HR1 2RY

2 Eign Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hereford (HR1 2RY). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 67 m² this is the 10th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–216 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since February 2008, a hold of 18 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2008. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.