Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Byford Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
1 planning record
Estimated value
£566,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£25,000)+2164%
- Against HR4 7LD's recent median (£430,000)+32%
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
234 m²
2519 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£566,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£25,000)+2164%
- Against HR4 7LD's recent median (£430,000)+32%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Byford Cottage is modelled from its 234 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HR4 7LD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
234 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2017
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in HR4 7LD
5 sales, median £430,000 (2024–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Byford Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
6 May 2020Most recent
£25,000
-93.8%over 2 years20 December 2017
£406,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR4 7LD: £430,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in HR4 7LD
The Glebe, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
Sold Dec 2024
£510,000Lower House, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
Sold Sept 2021
£895,000Reading Room Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
Sold Sept 2020
£150,000Clee Head, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
Sold Jan 2018
£335,000The Old Rectory, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
Sold Sept 2017
£705,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for Byford Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Byford Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Byford Cottage is a detached house in Byford, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -69.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 sits 2164% above the 2020 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£10/sq ft) was about 93.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 234 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (191 m² median across 8 EPCs). Sold May 2020 for £25,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Byford Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
18.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 October 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Byford Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Byford Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Byford Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD
1decisions1extensions5documents4nearby
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of lawfulness - Construction of single storey extension torear elevation. Width 9105mm. Depth 3375mm. Height 3100mm. Detachedproperty.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P180620/V
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Byford Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£107
Street avg £1,916
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 222 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 14.2 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hereford district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
141/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Old School — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Old SchoolBus stop823m
- CrossroadsBus stop1.5km
- Preston-on-WyeBus stop1.8km
- HotelBus stop2.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences851 reports35%
- Shoplifting417 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour356 reports15%
- Criminal Damage & Arson173 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR4 7LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Byford Cottage is modelled from its 234 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HR4 7LD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Byford Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Byford Cottage was lodged in October 2017 at band F and is valid until October 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Byford Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from HR4 7LD. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Byford Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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