Marathon, Belle Bank Avenue, Holmer, Hereford, HR4 9RL
About Marathon
Marathon is a detached house in Holmer, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 9RL). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 53.7% above the 2019 sale of £162,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 80% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £162,000 in November 2019.
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Energy performance
Marathon sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Marathon has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Marathon valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£162,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2019Most recent
£162,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR4 9RL: £343,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HR4 9RL
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Sold Jun 2023
£394,9993 Belle Bank Avenue, Holmer, Hereford, HR4 9RL
Sold Mar 2023
£425,000Pantiles, Belle Bank Avenue, Holmer, Hereford, HR4 9RL
Sold Jul 2021
£343,000Nursery Bungalow, Belle Bank Avenue, Holmer, Hereford, HR4 9RL
Sold Mar 2021
£249,000
Versus other Belle Bank Avenue homes
Marathon outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,306
Street avg £2,140
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Starting Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Holmer CofE Academy. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB