Highfield House, Flat 5, Hampton Bishop, Hereford, HR1 4JN

Highfield House is a two-bedroom detached house in Hampton Bishop, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Highfield House (69–116 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 65). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 69 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 13.6% above the 2007 sale price.