What type of property is 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN last sold for £187,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £74,000 in May 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

Across 3 sales between May 2000 and October 2025, 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN rose from £74,000 to £187,000, a change of £113,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

The current EPC rating for 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN is in council tax band C.

Where is 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN located?

16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN sits in Hay-on-wye, Hereford, Hereford. It falls within the HR3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

Police records around 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 75% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

How well connected is 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN?

The closest bus stop to 16 Bear Street, HR3 5AN is Hay Castle, 150m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Bear Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Bear Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £187,000 — fresh data. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 24.1% above the 2025 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

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.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Bear Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£232,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£187,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

2 October 2025Most recent
£187,000
+112.5%over 24 years
26 April 2001
£88,000
+18.9%over 11 months
14 May 2000
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5AN: £342,500 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in HR3 5AN

On the street

Versus other Bear Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 16 Bear Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,527

Street avg £3,310

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£238k

1 Booth Gardens, Hay On Wye

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1 Coopers Hall Cottages, Newport Street, Hay On Wye

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Clos Pwll Llestri, Hay On Wye

HR3 5EJ

2 bed

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1 Black Lion Green, Hay On Wye

HR3 5AR

3 bed1 bath

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1 Coronation Terrace, Cusop, Hay On Wye

HR3 5RD

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£338k

1 Begwyns Bluff, Clyro

HR3 5SR

3 bed

£454k

1 Brookside, Glasbury

HR3 5NF

3 bed

£363k

1 Bookers Edge, Newport Street, Hay On Wye

HR3 5FF

4 bed3 bath

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.

Full Hereford report

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.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HR3 5AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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