Lower Swan Yard, Flat 2, Swan Bank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DW
About Lower Swan Yard
Lower Swan Yard is a detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 September 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Lower Swan Yard 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
Lower Swan Yard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£422,000
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.
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
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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







