Apartment 1, 17 Worcester Road, Malvern, WR14 4QY

Apartment 1 is a semi-detached house in Malvern (WR14 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–35 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 21.2% below the 2021 sale of £250,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £250,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.