The Hop Warehouse, Flat 4, 35 Southfield Street, Worcester, WR1 1NJ

The Hop Warehouse is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Worcester (WR1 1NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in The Hop Warehouse, where floor areas span 40–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 31 EPCs).