Orchard Cottage, Burley Gate, Hereford, HR1 3QZ
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a semi-detached house in Burley Gate, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 36.6% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £205,000 in July 2020.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Orchard Cottage 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
Orchard Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 19 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2020Most recent
£205,000
+310.0%over 18 years20 December 2001
£50,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in HR1 3QZ: £220,000 (2012–1998).
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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
0.7 km
Telephone Exchange — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Burley Gate CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB







