7 Boswell Court, Howsell Road, Malvern, WR14 1TF

7 Boswell Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Malvern (WR14 1TF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 51 m² this is the 4th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 sits 235% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 55% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 30 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).