Rugden House, How Caple, Hereford, HR1 4TF

Rugden House is a detached house in How Caple, Hereford, Hereford (HR1 4TF). It has a recorded floor area of 319 m² (around 3434 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 319 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,139,000 sits 61.6% above the 2007 sale of £705,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.