Ferry Boat Cottage, Fownhope, Hereford, HR1 4NX
About Ferry Boat Cottage
Ferry Boat Cottage is a semi-detached house in Fownhope, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4NX). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £736,000 sits 60% above the 2006 sale of £460,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 October 2034
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Planning history
Ferry Boat Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Ferry Boat Cottage, Fownhope, Hereford, HR1 4NX
- Dec 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
To re-pollard willow trees to original level at Ferryboat Cottage, Ferry Lane, Fownhope
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P031602/K
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2024Decision
- Change Of UseMar 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£736,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 2006Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in HR1 4NX: £166,750 (2006–1996).
Versus the street
Ferry Boat Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
190/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Court Orchard — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







