Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£589,000
Newest record on this page: March 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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£589,000
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The estimate for 7 Brook Orchard is modelled from its 33 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HR1 3EJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
33 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in HR1 3EJ
5 sales, median £335,000 (2020–2003)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2020 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
7 Brook Orchard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
17 August 2014Most recent
£400,000
+43.9%over 11 years4 November 2002
£278,000
+109.0%over 5 years15 May 1997
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 3EJ: £335,000 (2020–2003).
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7 Brook Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Marden, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 127), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2023. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 47.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,126/sq ft) was about 625.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 July 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
1 application on record at 7 Brook Orchard, Marden, Hereford, HR1 3EJ
Proposed continued use of outbuilding as an annexe (retrospective).
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EPC Rating for 7 Brook Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
190/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Volunteer Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Marden Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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