Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Fairfax House, Flat 5, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
44 m²
472 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Fairfax House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Fairfax House is a semi-detached house in Worcester (WR1 2HN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 472 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Fairfax House (44–70 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (75 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 33.1% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Fairfax House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2018
Current Certificate
Oct 2008EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 October 2018
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Fairfax House, Flat 5, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Fairfax House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£133,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 October 2003Most recent
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR1 2HN: £160,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WR1 2HN
Fairfax House, Flat 3, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN
Sold Dec 2025
£170,000Fairfax House, Flat 2, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN
Sold Aug 2024
£171,00021 Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN
Sold Jan 2024
£160,000Fairfax House, Flat 1, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN
Sold Jun 2023
£154,500Fairfax House, Flat 4, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN
Sold Dec 2019
£156,500
Versus other Fish Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Fairfax House outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,032
Street avg £2,991
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worcester district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
259/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cathedral — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Stanley Road Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR1 2HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fairfax House, Flat 5, Fish Street, Worcester, WR1 2HN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.