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2 planning records
About Castle Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Castle Gardens is a detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DS). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 45.5% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 31.1% below the postcode norm. At 125 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Castle Gardens, Heulwen, Forest Road, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Castle Gardens has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullPermit
Extension: Side of property
Side extension to existing dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2011)
£275,000
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.
Castle Gardens outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,200
Street avg £3,177
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 157 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
0.3 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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