What kind of home is 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE?

3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE sell for?

3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE last sold for £275,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £238,000 in March 2018, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2018 and July 2022, 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE rose from £238,000 to £275,000, a change of £37,000. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in March 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE?

3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in HR4 9WE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE use?

The latest EPC at 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE in?

3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE sits in Holmer, Hereford, Hereford. It falls within the HR4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE?

Police records around 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (32% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE?

The closest primary school to 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE is Holmer CofE Academy (1.1km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Whitecross Hereford (1.4km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE?

The closest bus stop to 3 Blackcap Drive, HR4 9WE is Hedgerow Way, 146m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Blackcap Drive, Holmer, Hereford, HR4 9WE

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Overview

About 3 Blackcap Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Blackcap Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Holmer, Hereford, Hereford (HR4 9WE). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Blackcap Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Blackcap Drive, Holmer, Hereford, HR4 9WE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Blackcap Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£289,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£275,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

25 July 2022Most recent
£275,000
+15.5%over 4 years
28 March 2018
£238,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HR4 9WE: £365,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in HR4 9WE

On the street

Versus other Blackcap Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3 Blackcap Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,481

Street avg £2,863

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

5/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hedgerow Way — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Holmer CofE Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HR4 9WE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for HR4 9WE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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