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About Brook Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Brook Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1824 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 490% above the 1995 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 82.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Brook Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2020
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Brook Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£60,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Brook Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Brook Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£354
Street avg £2,957
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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