Butford Farm, Bowley Lane, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3LG

Butford Farm is a detached house in Bodenham, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 3LG). It has a recorded floor area of 266 m² (around 2863 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on wood logs.

Held since June 1999 — that's 27 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. At 266 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 sits 217.8% above the 1999 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 51.8% below the postcode norm.