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About Rock Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rock Cottage is a detached house in How Caple, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4SS). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in September 2002. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £669,000 sits 143.3% above the 2002 sale of £275,000. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rock Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rock Cottage, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2011OutbuildingFullGranted
Proposed timber garden building/summer house.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rock Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£669,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2002)
£275,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Rock Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 12.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR1 4SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 6 points of interest in total.
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