Martell Mount Cottage, Holywell Road, Malvern, WR14 4LF

Martell Mount Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Malvern (WR14 4LF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

A recent sale: £287,900 in October 2025. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2011. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 135.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.