Penymaes House, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
About Penymaes House
Penymaes House is a detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 394 m² (around 4241 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £864,000 is 38.3% below the 2023 sale of £1,400,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 394 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold January 2023 for £1,400,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
Penymaes House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Penymaes House, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
- Dec 2023OutbuildingOtherOutcome in report
Erection of a new agricultural building (dutch barn) for use as fodder and storage
- Reference
- 23/1683/AGR
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Sales history & valuation
Penymaes House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£864,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 January 2023Most recent
£1,400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR3 5PP: £585,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in HR3 5PP
Sunnybank, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
Sold Feb 2025
£230,000Upper Sheep House Farm, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
Sold Mar 2023
£1,427,050Upper Sheep House Farm, 3 The Foldyard, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
Sold Apr 2022
£675,000Upper Sheep House Farm, 6 The Foldyard, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
Sold Jun 2021
£585,000Croft, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PP
Sold Mar 2020
£390,000
Versus the street
Years Held for Penymaes House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,553
Street avg £2,958
Floor Area
394 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Lower Sheephouse — bus stop.
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