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Old Post House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Post House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2022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

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Post House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Old Post House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TE

1decisions1extensions21documents3nearby
  1. Dec 2015
    PorchFull
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old Post House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£531,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£365,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 March 2015Most recent

    £365,000

    +102.8%over 14 years
  2. 8 August 2000

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR1 4TE: £360,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Old Post House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,092

On par

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Old Post House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

0.1 km

Crossway — bus stop.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR1 4TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HR1 4TE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HR1 4TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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