The Hales, The Cottage, Burford, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8HR
About The Hales
The Hales is a detached house in Burford, Tenbury Wells, Tenbury Wells (WR15 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £890,000 in November 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
The Hales's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of an extension to dwelling and erection of a double garage with studio over
- Reference
- SS/1/05/17785/F
What's in The Hales, The Cottage, Burford, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8HR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£916,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 20 years.
£890,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 November 2024Most recent
£890,000
+4.1%over 11 months30 November 2023
£855,000
+78.1%over 14 years27 November 2009
£480,000
+57.4%over 4 years28 April 2005
£305,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in WR15 8HR: £383,500 (2022–1997).
Nearby sales in WR15 8HR
Versus the street
On floor area, The Hales stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.0 km
Regal — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Burford CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







