Flat 2, 2 Worcester Road, Malvern, WR14 4QW

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Malvern (WR14 4QW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 108 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 80–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

At 108 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 16.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 31.7% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £205,000 in October 2023.