62 The Hopmarket, Worcester, WR1 1DD

62 The Hopmarket is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Worcester (WR1 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. At 65 m² this is the 32nd smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 38 units on file.

At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 20% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.