3 Benbow Close, Malvern, WR14 4JJ

3 Benbow Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Malvern (WR14 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 434% above the 1998 sale of £47,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 72% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.