16 Orchard Close, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3JJ
About 16 Orchard Close
16 Orchard Close is an end-of-terrace house in Bodenham, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 3JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 346.7% above the 1996 sale of £53,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 16 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
16 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Orchard Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£53,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 1996Most recent
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 3JJ: £248,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in HR1 3JJ
21 Orchard Close, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3JJ
Sold Sept 2024
£287,50014 Orchard Close, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3JJ
Sold Feb 2024
£238,00011 Orchard Close, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3JJ
Sold Jun 2023
£250,00013 Orchard Close, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3JJ
Sold Dec 2021
£248,00020 Orchard Close, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3JJ
Sold Nov 2019
£257,500
Versus other Orchard Close homes
16 Orchard Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£723
Street avg £2,026
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Orchard Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St Michael's CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







