17 Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
About 17 Lion Street
17 Lion Street is a mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 10% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in January 2025.
Energy performance
17 Lion Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 July 2033
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Planning history
17 Lion Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17 Lion Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2025Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5AB: £265,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in HR3 5AB
10 Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Mar 2025
£210,0002 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Jun 2021
£375,00012 Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Nov 2018
£230,00015 Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Feb 2017
£310,0001 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Dec 2014
£215,000
Versus other Lion Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 17 Lion Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,167
Street avg £2,492
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
23/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clock Tower — 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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







