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Get startedBridge Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Credenhill, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 7EY). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in February 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 sits 545% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Bridge Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On epc rating, Bridge Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
16 (G)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
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2 February 1996Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in HR4 7EY: £162,500 (2016–1998).
Street avg 3.2 t/year
HR4 7FF
Waterside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Medium
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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