3 Cross In Hand Cottages, Callow, Hereford, HR2 8EF
About 3 Cross In Hand Cottages
3 Cross In Hand Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Callow, Hereford, Hereford (HR2 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold March 2021 for £127,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 25.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Cross In Hand Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 15 years.
£127,500
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2021Most recent
£127,500
-8.9%over 3 years5 February 2018
£140,000
+28.4%over 6 years15 September 2011
£109,000
+23.9%over 5 years12 April 2006
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR2 8EF: £129,900 (2016–1997).
Versus the street
3 Cross In Hand Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Aconbury Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Much Birch CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







