117 Lower Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1DN

117 Lower Howsell Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Malvern (WR14 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 168.5% above the 1999 sale of £182,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm. At 147 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 10 EPCs).