21 Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
About 21 Swan Bank
21 Swan Bank is a mid-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 296 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2000, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 282.4% above the 2000 sale of £62,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 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).
Energy performance
21 Swan Bank's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 October 2020
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Planning history
21 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
Latest sale on 21 Swan Bank was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£62,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 January 2000Most recent
£62,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5DW: £235,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in HR3 5DW
16 Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
Sold Jul 2022
£235,00020 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
£174,000
Versus other Swan Bank homes
21 Swan Bank outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,276
Street avg £2,541
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
23/mo
Falling 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







