Claremont House, Flat, 119 Church Street, Malvern, WR14 2AJ

Claremont House is a semi-detached house in Malvern (WR14 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 77.7% above the 2000 sale of £199,240. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.