16 Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
About 16 Swan Bank
16 Swan Bank is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 89.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £235,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
16 Swan Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 Swan Bank 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 2022Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5DW: £230,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in HR3 5DW
20 Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
Sold Jan 2022
£390,000Loggin Cottage, Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
Sold Sept 2020
£280,00015 Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
Sold May 2018
£175,00019 Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
Sold Jul 2013
£174,0001 Haver Court, Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
Sold Dec 2011
£250,000
Versus other Swan Bank homes
On years held, 16 Swan Bank runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,357
Street avg £2,386
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.3 km
Hay Castle — 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
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB