Walkers Cottage, Parks Road, Clifford, Hereford, HR3 5HQ
About Walkers Cottage
Walkers Cottage is a detached house in Clifford, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £795,000 is 10.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 43.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £720,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Walkers Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Walkers Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
8 applications on record at Walkers Cottage, Parks Road, Clifford, Hereford, HR3 5HQ
- Jun 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Removal of 3 old corrugated buildings. Extension to house studio, withsmall gallery, utility and shower room and study bedroom.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DS020793/F
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseAug 2022Decision
- AmendmentJun 2022Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Walkers Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£795,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 21 years.
£720,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2021Most recent
£720,000
+45.5%over 7 years12 August 2013
£495,000
+395.0%over 13 years14 June 2000
£100,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in HR3 5HQ: £421,125 (2022–2000).
Versus other Parks Road homes
On epc rating, Walkers Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 154 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Hardwicke Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Clifford Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







