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Local market context
Vine Cottage, Smallbrook Terrace, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AX
EPC B3 planning records
Estimated value
£272,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£250,000)+9%
- Against HR3 5AX's recent median (£230,000)+18%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£272,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£250,000)+9%
- Against HR3 5AX's recent median (£230,000)+18%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Vine Cottage is modelled from its 91 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HR3 5AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
91 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2016
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in HR3 5AX
5 sales, median £230,000 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Vine Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£250,000
+103.3%over 8 years12 March 2014
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5AX: £230,000 (2025–2019).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Vine Cottage, Smallbrook Terrace, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
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About Vine Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Vine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 91 m² it's 26.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 3 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Sold August 2022 for £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Vine Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 December 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2016from Jan 2014
EPC improved fromF30toB84
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Main Fuel
ElectricGas
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating Controls
ManualFull Control
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
SingleHigh Performance
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall Insulation
Uninsulated StoneInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Vine Cottage, Smallbrook Terrace, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 applications on record at Vine Cottage, Smallbrook Terrace, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AX
3decisions125documents5nearby
- Mar 2015Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new dwelling.
- Documents
- 75 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/11772/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsAug 2016Decision
- ConditionsJul 2015Decision
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Versus other Smallbrook Terrace homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Vine Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,747
Street avg £3,248
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 4 years
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
23/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Clock Tower — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Clock TowerBus stop151m
- Hay-on-Wye ClockTowerBus stop176m
- Hay CastleBus stop312m
- Lower MeadBus stop476m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences135 reports49%
- Anti-social Behaviour32 reports12%
- Burglary24 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson20 reports7%
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC BPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Vine Cottage is modelled from its 91 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HR3 5AX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Vine Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Vine Cottage was lodged in December 2016 at band B and is valid until December 2026. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Vine Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from HR3 5AX. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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