Sold STC Semi-detached

11 ST JAMES ROAD

HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE HR1 2QS

4 beds 2 baths Listed 5 Jul 2024 (-708d)

£395,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Council tax band

D

EPC rating

F

Last sold

£350,000 Jan 2025

Price per m²

£1,899/m²

Local average

£312,302 (+26.5%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (13,918 of 33,755)

Street crime

268 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Development Opportunity
  • Four double bedrooms
  • Ground Floor Extension
  • Potential for Annexe or Flat
  • Three Reception Rooms
  • Garage & Ample Parking
  • Wealth of Original Features
  • No Onward Chain

Additional details

Parking
Garage
Garden
Yes

Description

CALLING ALL DEVELOPERS!!
A fantastic opportunity to purchase this wonderful period home in the ever popular St James area close to Hereford City centre.
The property is in need of full refurbishment and redevelopment in order to make it a magnificent family home once again.
VIEWINGS WILL BE VIA OPEN DAY(S) - PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS 01432-266007

Introduction - This imposing Victorian red brick, semi-detached property offers a wealth of original features both inside and outside, showing the outstanding craftsmanship typical of the age.
Throughout are cast iron firepaces with tiled hearths and surrounds, ceiling mouldings and coving, original doors, stained glass leaded windows, fitted cupboards to name a few, all linked together with a beautiful staircase with feature banisters and spindles.

Property Description - The main entrance door is on the side of the property to the entrance hall with patterned quarry tiles, staircase leading up and doors leading off to reception room 1 with bay window featuring stained glass designs, fireplace and window to the side. From the hall is reception room 2 wit a bay window to the side, fireplace and door to the rear lobby, also from the hall ids the kitchen which has wall and base units under a worktop, gas fired boiler, electric oven and hob and double doors to reception 3. Reception 3 is an extension across the rear of the property with velux window, patio doors to the rear garden and door to the rear lobby. The rear lobby leads to a shower room with WC, basin unit and walk in shower and velux window and has a separate entrance door giving the extended area huge potential to be used an annexe or holiday let.
The first floor landing is split with one side leading to a separate WC with quarry tiled floor and a bathroom with round jacuzzi bath with shower over and tiled walls and the airing cupboard housing hot water tank. The other side of the landing has doors to two bedrooms and stairs to the second floor. Bedroom 1 has a bay window to the front with stained glass, further window to the side, fireplace with tiled hearth and original fitted cupboards. Bedroom 2 has a window to the side, cast iron fireplace with tiled hearth and wooden mantle over.
The second floor landing has a stain glass window to the side and doors off to bedroom 3 with windows to the front and side and fireplace and bedroom 4 with window to the side and fireplace and doorway to a dressing room / cot room with some limited head room.
Under the stairs in the entrance hall a door leads to steps down to the cellar which comprises of three rooms.

Garden & Parking - The property is approached from the road via a block pavia driveway which provides parking for several vehicles and leads to the main entrance door and secondary entrance door to the rear lobby. The garage has up and over doors to both the front and rear of the garage giving access into the rear garden. There is also a pedestrian gate at the side of the garage leading to the garden. The rear garden can also be accessed via patio doors from the extension to a patio area which extends across to the rear of the garage. The main rear garden is currently overgrown and is enclosed by fencing and brick wall.

Location - St James is a popular residential area within Hereford City and is approx 10 minutes walk from the City centre and all of the amenities that it offers. Nearby, all within a few minutes walk can be found local pubs, takeaways, riverside walks, local shops, the County hospital, local and national transport links including the County bus station and train station.

Services - Mains services are connected to the property

Council Tax - Herefordshire Council Tax Band D

Tenure - Freehold

In accordance with The Money Laundering Regulations 2007, Cobb Amos are required to carry out customer due diligence checks by identifying the customer and verifying the customer’s identity on the basis of documents, data or information obtained from a reliable and independent source. At the point of your offer being verbally accepted, you agree to paying a non-refundable fee of £10 +VAT (£12.00 inc. VAT) per purchaser in order for us to carry out our due diligence.

Listed by

Hereford

Martin-Saunders Property Services Ltd

Reference: 149923562

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: F

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 10/07/2024

Expiry date: 09/07/2034

Current heating cost: £4,978/year

Potential heating cost: £1,485/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £24,600

Recommendations

  • Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 07/01/2025 (1 year ago) £350,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
79 GREEN STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QW £237,000 28/11/2025 Semi-detached
27 ST JAMES ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QS £550,222 31/10/2025 Semi-detached
6 PARK STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2RB £283,000 09/05/2023 Semi-detached
22 HAROLD STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QU £375,000 29/11/2022 Semi-detached
18 ST JAMES ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QS £310,000 20/09/2022 Semi-detached
6 ST JAMES ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QS £150,000 09/09/2022 Semi-detached
11 GRENFELL ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QR £166,000 26/08/2022 Semi-detached
23 GRENFELL ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QR £272,950 08/08/2022 Semi-detached
94 PARK STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2RE £242,500 06/05/2022 Semi-detached
21 LEDBURY ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2SY £300,000 25/03/2022 Semi-detached
55 GREEN STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QL £360,000 25/02/2022 Semi-detached
2 NELSON STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2NZ £352,500 18/01/2022 Semi-detached
23 MILL STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2NX £237,500 14/01/2022 Semi-detached
119 PARK STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2RE £280,000 17/12/2021 Semi-detached
21 GRENFELL ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QR £300,000 03/12/2021 Semi-detached
1 FOXGLOVE COURT, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2SW £157,500 05/11/2021 Semi-detached
1 ST JAMES TERRACE, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2QJ £165,000 20/09/2021 Semi-detached
6 NELSON STREET, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2NZ £338,000 14/07/2021 Semi-detached
1 EIGN ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2RY £330,000 30/06/2021 Semi-detached
39 EIGN ROAD, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2RU £255,000 30/06/2021 Semi-detached

Area average: £283,109 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 35.9%
10y growth 72.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Herefordshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 0.4%
5y (index) 19.2%
10y (index) 42.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Herefordshire, County of. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £728/mo
Realistic £809/mo
Optimistic £890/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Herefordshire, County of.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Herefordshire: £972/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Harold Street 0.1 miles
Shop Car-Right Motors 0.3 miles
Shop C F Roberts 0.3 miles
Hospital Hereford County Hospital 0.4 miles
Train station Hereford 0.7 miles
Hospital Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital 0.9 miles
Train station Broomy Hill 1.2 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 127
Shoplifting 43
Public order 26
Criminal damage and arson 23
Bicycle theft 11
Other theft 11
Drugs 8
Vehicle crime 6
Burglary 5
Other crime 3
Possession of weapons 2
Robbery 2
Theft from the person 1
Total incidents 268

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
St James' Church of England Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Outstanding — 24 Jul 2023
Hereford Cathedral Junior School Other 0.3 miles (No rating)
Hereford Cathedral School Other 0.4 miles (No rating)
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service Other 0.6 miles Good — 12 Sep 2017
St Martin's Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 16 Sep 2019

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.2%
Max investor price (0.8%) £101,125
Target investor price (1%) £80,900
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).