9 Bear Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AN
About 9 Bear Street
9 Bear Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 74). Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
It hasn't traded since October 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 200.9% above the 1999 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
9 Bear Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 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
Latest sale on 9 Bear Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£57,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 1999Most recent
£57,500
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
Versus other Bear Street homes
Price per m² for 9 Bear Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,150
Street avg £3,435
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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







