Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Vaults Cottage, Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF
Estimated value
£298,000
- Against HR3 5DF's recent median (£420,000)-29%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£298,000
- Against HR3 5DF's recent median (£420,000)-29%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Vaults Cottage is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HR3 5DF. 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
93 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2019
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in HR3 5DF
5 sales, median £420,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Vaults Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5DF: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HR3 5DF
23 Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF
Sold Sept 2025
£352,5007 Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF
Sold Jul 2023
£420,00021 Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF
Sold Mar 2023
£650,0005a, Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF
Sold Mar 2022
£190,0004 Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF
Sold Nov 2021
£460,000
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Vaults Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Vaults Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DF). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on oil.
At 93 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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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.
Vaults Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Dec 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 December 2029
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Vaults Cottage, Castle Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Vaults Cottage has no planning applications on record.
5
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Castle Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Vaults Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.1 km
Hay Castle — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Hay CastleBus stop144m
- Hay-on-Wye ClockTowerBus stop150m
- Clock TowerBus stop172m
- Hay Fire StationBus stop554m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences135 reports49%
- Anti-social Behaviour32 reports12%
- Burglary24 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson20 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 Vaults Cottage is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in HR3 5DF. 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. No sale is recorded for Vaults Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Vaults Cottage was lodged in December 2019 at band C and is valid until December 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Vaults 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 5DF. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Vaults Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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