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About Reading Room Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Reading Room Cottage is a semi-detached house in Byford, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2002–2020, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 80.7% above the 2020 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (228 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £150,000 in September 2020.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Reading Room Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Reading Room Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2003RenovationHeritageGranted
Proposed new windows
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Reading Room Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Reading Room Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,724
Street avg £1,593
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 240 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.8 km
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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