What kind of home is 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF?

3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF sell for?

3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF last sold for £94,950 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF?

The current EPC rating for 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF?

3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HR1 4FF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF use?

The latest EPC at 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF in?

3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF sits in Bartestree, Hereford, Hereford. It falls within the HR1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF?

Police records around 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF?

The closest primary school to 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF is Lugwardine Primary Academy (926m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Mary's RC High School (1.8km).

How well connected is 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF?

The closest bus stop to 3 Orchard Vale, HR1 4FF is Frome Park, 326m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Orchard Vale, Bartestree, Hereford, HR1 4FF

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 3 Orchard Vale

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

3 Orchard Vale is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bartestree, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4FF). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 49 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 19% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 49.7% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £94,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

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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.

3 Orchard Vale's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Vale, Bartestree, Hereford, HR1 4FF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Orchard Vale 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£113,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£94,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 September 2021Most recent
£94,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 4FF: £380,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in HR1 4FF

On the street

Versus other Orchard Vale homes

Four headline reads against 49 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Orchard Vale is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,356

Street avg £2,593

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Crossways, How Caple

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1 Cherry Hill Rise, Fownhope

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hereford district page.

Full Hereford report

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

0.3 km

Frome Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 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 4FF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HR1 4FF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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