Birchley Bank Cottage, Bockleton Road, Oldwood, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8PW

Birchley Bank Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Oldwood, Tenbury Wells, Tenbury Wells (WR15 8PW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 125 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 49.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 63.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.