1 Canal Cottage, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR
About 1 Canal Cottage
1 Canal Cottage is a detached house in Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, Tenbury Wells (WR15 8LR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
1 Canal Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a first floor rear extension and single storey rear extension with roof balcony over to replace existing conservatory.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- M/23/01299/HP
What's in 1 Canal Cottage, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Canal Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR15 8LR: £385,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WR15 8LR
7 The Willows, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR
Sold Mar 2025
£385,0002 Canal Bank Cottage, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR
Sold Jul 2023
£345,0004 The Willows, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR
Sold Mar 2022
£540,000Graylings, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR
Sold Feb 2022
£675,000Canal Cottage, Tavern Lane, Newnham Bridge, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8LR
Sold Jan 2021
£380,000
Versus other Tavern Lane homes
1 Canal Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 181 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.3 km
Station Close — bus stop.
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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







