Bank Farm, Croft Bank, Malvern, WR14 4DX
About Bank Farm
Bank Farm is a detached house in Malvern (WR14 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 307 m² (around 3305 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 307 m² the property is well over the postcode median (208 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bank Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Bank Farm.
- Aug 2014Change Of UseFullIn report
Proposed change of use of playroom to holiday let
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- P141535/F
- Feb 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed stables and menage for private use.
- Documents
- 33 docs on file
- Reference
- N113447/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bank Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£917,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR14 4DX: £890,000 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in WR14 4DX
Pemberton, Croft Bank, Malvern, WR14 4DX
Sold Jan 2023
£915,000West Park House, Croft Bank, Malvern, WR14 4DX
Sold Aug 2019
£1,100,000Meadow Cottage, Croft Bank, Malvern, WR14 4DX
Sold Jun 2019
£575,0001 Dolefield, Croft Bank, Malvern, WR14 4DX
Sold Aug 2003
£280,000Park House, Croft Bank, Malvern, WR14 4DX
Sold Apr 2003
£550,000
Everything we know about Bank Farm, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Croft Bank homes
On epc rating, Bank Farm runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
307 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
St. James's & The Abbey — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St James' CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB