2 Bridge Cottages, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4SS
About 2 Bridge Cottages
2 Bridge Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in How Caple, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4SS). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £215,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 31.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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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
1 application on record at 2 Bridge Cottages, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4SS
- Dec 2010Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell 1 Viburnum.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- N102540/K
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2020Most recent
£215,000
+43.3%over 10 years17 August 2010
£150,000
-5.4%over 5 years10 March 2005
£158,500
+51.0%over 2 years14 November 2002
£105,000
+55.6%over 3 years14 September 1999
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 4SS: £275,000 (2022–2002).
Versus the street
EPC Rating for 2 Bridge Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 12.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.
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
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







