Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Portland Street, Worcester, WR1 2NL
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 21
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 16 Portland Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Portland Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worcester (WR1 2NL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 58 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 36.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 39.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (October 2013).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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.
16 Portland Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2022
Current Certificate
Jul 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F21
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 July 2022
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Portland Street, Worcester, WR1 2NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Portland Street 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2013)
£133,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2013Most recent
£133,000
+153.3%over 14 years14 December 1998
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR1 2NL: £230,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WR1 2NL
Versus other Portland Street homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Portland Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,293
Street avg £2,077
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
259/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Albion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Christopher Whitehead Language College. 21 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 2NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Portland Street, Worcester, WR1 2NL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.