1 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
About 1 Bear Street
1 Bear Street is an end-of-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 86 m² this is the 12th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–258 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file.
At 86 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Bear Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 Bear Street 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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Bear Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 5AN: £342,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HR3 5AN
16 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
Sold Oct 2025
£187,000Old Stables Tea Rooms, Flat, Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
Sold Dec 2024
£400,000Hendre House, Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
Sold Sept 2024
£825,00017 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
Sold Sept 2021
£342,50012 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
Sold Nov 2019
£260,000
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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
Hay Castle — 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







