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Get startedHopyard Cottage is a detached house in Luston, Leominster, Leominster (HR6 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 101). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 94.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £925,000 in June 2023.
Hopyard Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2025
Hopyard Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
1x Ash Tree (1) to be pollarded to a single stem at a suitable height/union. This ash is in very close proximity to the house and outbuilding, and showing early signs of dieback. Pollarding will stabilise the tree, reducing risk of failure but retaining the tree. 1x Ash Tree (2) to fell. This ash is showing signs of dieback and decay. It is proposed to fell this tree completely before it becomes too advanced that any work is rendered unsafe.
Latest sale on Hopyard Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£869,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 11 years.
£925,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 11 years.
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On price per m², Hopyard Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,791
Street avg £2,120
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Proposed works - (A) Felling of Holly tree approx. 30Ft within contact range of power line - Replacement holly already growing in place. (B) Removal of fir tree approx. 30ft that has grown up through Ash tree canopy creating unbalanced Ash canopy within range of out buildings and house - Replace with Ash hedge plants. (C) Raising of Ashtree crown by approx. 6 ft to clear outbuildings. (D) Lower crown/thin crown of overgrown hedge cobnut tree down to approx. 10ft. (E) Lower crown by approx 10ft of Laburnum tree and (F) Lower crown byapprox. 10 ft of holly tree.
3 more applications for this property
See the full planning history in the property report.
15 June 2023Most recent
£925,000
+208.3%over 10 years27 July 2012
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HR6 0EB: £337,500 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
HR6 0HP
Balance Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Luston Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB