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Reading Room Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD

3 planning records

Estimated value

£255,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£150,000)+70%
  • Against HR4 7LD's recent median (£430,000)-41%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£255,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£150,000)+70%
  • Against HR4 7LD's recent median (£430,000)-41%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Reading Room Cottage is modelled from its 87 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

    87 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2024

  • 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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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Reading Room Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 September 2020Most recent

    £150,000

  2. 23 May 2002

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR4 7LD: £430,000 (2024–2018).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Reading Room 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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Overview

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.

Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 70% 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.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

Current Certificate
Nov 2024

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 November 2034

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Reading Room Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at Reading Room Cottage, Byford, Hereford, HR4 7LD

3decisions27documents4nearby
  1. Jun 2002
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome in report

    Internal alterations to ground floor layout and repositioned staircase.

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    DCN021257/L
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

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On the street

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

Above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 240 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 15.4 t/year

Above
Area

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.
Full Hereford report

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%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for HR4 7LD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HR4 7LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Reading Room Cottage is modelled from its 87 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 Reading Room 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 Reading Room Cottage was lodged in November 2024 at band E and is valid until November 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Reading Room 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
Reading Room Cottage is in council tax band D. 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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