1 Orchard Close, Bishopstone, Hereford, HR4 7JF
About 1 Orchard Close
1 Orchard Close is a semi-detached house in Bishopstone, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 7JF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 599 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 56 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
1 Orchard Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Orchard Close, Bishopstone, Hereford, HR4 7JF
- Oct 2007RenovationFullOutcome in report
Off road parking and driveway
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DCC072650/F
- More recent applications — locked
- FullMar 2008Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Orchard Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£162,000
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 2 sales in HR4 7JF: £20,750 (1996–1995).
Versus other Orchard Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Orchard Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
5/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







