Sunset Cottage, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
About Sunset Cottage
Sunset Cottage is a detached house in Orcop, Hereford, Hereford (HR2 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in March 2003. At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 108.2% above the 2003 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Sunset Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Sunset Cottage.
5 applications on record at Sunset Cottage, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
- Dec 2002FullOutcome in report
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission SH970241PF to allow increase from 8 dogs to 12 dogs.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DS023314/F
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJul 2004Decision
- ExtensionApr 2004Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sunset Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 2003Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR2 8EP: £185,000 (2017–2011).
Nearby sales in HR2 8EP
Bramble Cottage, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
Sold Nov 2017
£420,0002 Wilkes Row, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
Sold Feb 2015
£162,000Scudamore Cottage, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
Sold Aug 2014
£340,0001 Wilkes Row, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
Sold Dec 2009
£174,9506 Copywell Cottages, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8EP
Sold Sept 2007
£195,000
Versus the street
Price per m² for Sunset Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,760
Street avg £2,921
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Catch Corner — 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
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







