1 Upper Lyde Cottages, Upper Lyde, Hereford, HR4 8AE
About 1 Upper Lyde Cottages
1 Upper Lyde Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upper Lyde, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 10.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in May 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Upper Lyde Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Upper Lyde Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Upper Lyde Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 25 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 May 2023Most recent
£310,000
+8.8%over 4 years25 January 2019
£285,000
+243.4%over 20 years14 June 1998
£83,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in HR4 8AE: £192,500 (2020–1999).
Versus the street
EPC Rating for 1 Upper Lyde Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.6 km
Lyde Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Burghill Community Academy. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







