Old Post House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE
About Old Post House
Old Post House is a detached house in How Caple, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4TE). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 45.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Energy performance
Old Post House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Old Post House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE
- Dec 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed two-storey rear extension and alterations to the porch
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- P153040/FH
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Sales history & valuation
Old Post House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£531,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 15 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2015Most recent
£365,000
+102.8%over 14 years8 August 2000
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 4TE: £360,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in HR1 4TE
1 Crossways, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE
Sold Mar 2023
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Sold Jun 2022
£560,000Caple Lee, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE
Sold Jun 2022
£590,000The Old Forge, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE
Sold Feb 2019
£285,000Fernwood House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE
Sold Oct 2016
£475,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, Old Post House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,092
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Crossway — 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







