40a, Cotterell Street, Hereford, HR4 0HQ

40a is a semi-detached house in Hereford (HR4 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (September 2023) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 45 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in 40a, where floor areas span 39–45 m².

Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 10.5% below the 2023 sale of £200,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 179.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in May 2023.