Half Moon Cottage, Chancery Lane, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BL
About Half Moon Cottage
Half Moon Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5BL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 521 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 48 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 46.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Half Moon Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Half Moon Cottage 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
Half Moon Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2010Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5BL: £219,800 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in HR3 5BL
16 Chancery Lane, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BL
Sold Jan 2023
£219,80014 Chancery Lane, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BL
Sold Dec 2021
£232,50015 Chancery Lane, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BL
Sold Feb 2016
£215,0001 Southbank Cottages, Chancery Lane, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BL
Sold Mar 2011
£225,00018 Chancery Lane, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BL
Sold Jan 2005
£126,600
Versus other Chancery Lane homes
EPC Rating for Half Moon Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,512
Street avg £3,048
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Clock Tower — 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
39.0dB







