Market Tavern, Flat 2, Market Square, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8BL

Market Tavern is a detached house in Tenbury Wells (WR15 8BL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 is 36.4% below the 2022 sale of £220,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 386.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.