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

20 Bear Street is a mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 sits 74.8% above the 2009 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 37.2% below the postcode norm.