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3 sales on record
About Oxford Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Oxford Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1460 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 32.2% above the 2010 sale price. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Oxford Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Oxford Cottage, Oxford Road, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2008Change Of UseFullPermit
Proposed change of use of dwelling into a Solicitors practice
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Oxford Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2010)
£320,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Oxford Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Oxford Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,360
Street avg £2,899
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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 5AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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