3 Barbourne Crescent, Worcester, WR1 3JF

3 Barbourne Crescent is a semi-detached house in Worcester (WR1 3JF). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–277 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 21% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,101/sq ft) was about 918.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (28 m² median across 15 EPCs).