1a, Barbourne Crescent, Worcester, WR1 3JF

1a is a semi-detached house in Worcester (WR1 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 277 m² (around 2982 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 277 m² the property is well over the postcode median (27 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £948,000 sits 58% above the 2005 sale of £600,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 75.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.