The Manse Studio, 183 Wells Road, Malvern, WR14 4HE

The Manse Studio is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Malvern (WR14 4HE). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 123 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 £457,000 sits 60.4% above the 2006 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.