Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
About Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage
Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage is a semi-detached house in Hay-On-Wye, Hereford, Hereford (HR3 5PR). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
- Nov 2015DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Full: Extension to cottage and conversion and extension of ancillary building to form a dwelling. To include the demolition of existing conservatory and previous extension to the cottage
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P/2015/0337
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£407,000
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 5PR: £242,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in HR3 5PR
5 Old Ffordd Fawr, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
Sold May 2024
£465,0001 Old Ffordd Fawr, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
Sold Aug 2022
£440,000Little Ffordd Fawr, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
Sold Apr 2018
£206,666Brook Cottage, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
Sold Dec 2015
£275,0006 Old Ffordd Fawr, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5PR
Sold May 2015
£300,000
Versus the street
EPC Rating for Lower Ffordd Fawr Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 141 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Little Ffordd-Fawr — bus stop.
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