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About 5 High Town
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 High Town is an end-of-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 123 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (29–123 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 16.8% below the 2020 sale of £190,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £190,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 High Town's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G19
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 High Town, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2015FullPermit
Provision of a refreshment area providing light snacks and drinks within the existing shop / sales area located on the ground floor of 4/5 High Town (Change of use from planning use class A1 to a mixed use of use classes A1 and A3)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other High Town homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 High Town outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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