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EPC B
About 5 Castle Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Castle Gardens is a detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 sits 91.4% above the 2021 sale of £369,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £369,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Castle Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
-0.4 t/year
Occupancy
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Castle Gardens, Forest Road, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2022New BuildFullPermit
Full planning application for a replacement dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£369,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Forest Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 5 Castle Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,754
Street avg £3,326
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
-0.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR3 5DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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