5 High Town, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AE
About 5 High Town
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 (49 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £190,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
5 High Town sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 High Town, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AE
- Apr 2015FullOutcome in report
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)
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/11947/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in HR3 5AE: £170,000 (2024–1999).
Versus other High Town homes
5 High Town outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
19 (G)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.1 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







