What type of property is 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

1 St James Close, HR1 4AY is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY sell for?

1 St James Close, HR1 4AY last sold for £440,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £109,950 in August 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY changed over time?

Across 4 sales between August 1996 and June 2022, 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY rose from £109,950 to £440,000, a change of £330,050. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

The current EPC rating for 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

1 St James Close, HR1 4AY has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY heated?

The latest EPC at 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

1 St James Close, HR1 4AY is in council tax band E.

Where is 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY located?

1 St James Close, HR1 4AY sits in Bartestree, Hereford, Hereford. It falls within the HR1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

Police records around 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY show an average of 190 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

The closest primary school to 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY is Lugwardine Primary Academy (531m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Mary's RC High School (1.5km).

What is the nearest station to 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY?

The closest bus stop to 1 St James Close, HR1 4AY is Stores, 100m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 St James Close, Bartestree, Hereford, HR1 4AY

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 St James Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 St James Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bartestree, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 135.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £440,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 St James Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025

Current Certificate

Mar 2015

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 March 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 St James Close, Bartestree, Hereford, HR1 4AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 St James Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 St James Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£440,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

30 June 2022Most recent
£440,000
+46.7%over 7 years
7 June 2015
£300,000
+3.8%over 7 years
2 August 2007
£289,000
+162.8%over 10 years
29 August 1996
£109,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 4AY: £435,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in HR1 4AY

On the street

Versus other St James Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 St James Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,284

Street avg £2,693

On par

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

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Full Hereford report

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

Stores — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lugwardine Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR1 4AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HR1 4AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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