What kind of home is 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB?

2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB sell for?

2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB last sold for £375,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £80,000 in September 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between September 1998 and June 2021, 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB rose from £80,000 to £375,000, a change of £295,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB have?

The current EPC rating for 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. It has improved from a D recorded in September 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB?

2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB use?

The latest EPC at 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB?

2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB in?

2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB sits in Hay-on-wye, Hereford, Hereford. It falls within the HR3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB?

Police records around 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB?

The closest bus stop to 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, HR3 5AB is Clock Tower, 181m away. In total there are 11 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Salters Cottages

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

2 Salters Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include a loft.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold June 2021 for £375,000. 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 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 141.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
LoftYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Salters Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Sept 2016

EPC improved fromD59toC70

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Salters Cottages, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Salters Cottages 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 2 Salters Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£375,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2021Most recent
£375,000
+41.5%over 3 years
11 September 2017
£265,000
+30.5%over 8 years
20 July 2009
£203,000
+153.8%over 10 years
3 September 1998
£80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5AB: £215,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in HR3 5AB

On the street

Versus other Lion Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Salters Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,076

Street avg £2,224

Strongly above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 91 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Above

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Area

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Full Hereford report

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

0.2 km

Clock Tower — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HR3 5AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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