185 Wells Road, Malvern, WR14 4HE

185 Wells Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Malvern (WR14 4HE). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2004. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 183.3% above the 2004 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.