Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Forge, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
1 planning record
Estimated value
£270,000
- Against HR3 5AB's recent median (£260,000)+4%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£270,000
- Against HR3 5AB's recent median (£260,000)+4%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Old Forge is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HR3 5AB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
97 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2024
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in HR3 5AB
5 sales, median £260,000 (2025–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Old Forge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5AB: £260,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in HR3 5AB
10 Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Mar 2025
£210,00017 Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
Sold Jan 2025
£260,0002 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
£310,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About The Old Forge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Forge is a semi-detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Feb 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 February 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Forge, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at The Old Forge, Lion Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AB
1decisions10documents5nearby
- Apr 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to walnut tree to provide more light to the property
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/14665/TRCA
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Versus other Lion Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for The Old Forge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hereford district page.
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.
Nearest stops
- Clock TowerBus stop181m
- Hay CastleBus stop187m
- Hay-on-Wye ClockTowerBus stop197m
- Lower MeadBus stop332m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences135 reports49%
- Anti-social Behaviour32 reports12%
- Burglary24 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson20 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for The Old Forge is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HR3 5AB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for The Old Forge, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Old Forge was lodged in February 2024 at band D and is valid until February 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to The Old Forge. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from HR3 5AB. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- The Old Forge is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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