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About Laurel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Laurel Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Laurel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Laurel Cottage, Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Laurel Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2020ConditionsPermit
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Rooflight spec) and 6 (outside lights) pursuant to Planning Permission 20/18227/FUL for single storey conservatory to side, skylights and alterations to patio
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Laurel Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
Versus other Swan Bank homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Laurel Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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 5DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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