What type of property is 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA sell for?

18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA last sold for £252,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in October 2019, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

Across 2 sales between October 2019 and September 2021, 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA rose from £240,000 to £252,000, a change of £12,000. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WR2 4BA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA is in council tax band C.

Where is 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA located?

18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA sits in Worcester. It falls within the WR2 postcode district in Worcestershire.

How safe is the area around 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

Police records around 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

The closest primary school to 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA is Pitmaston Primary School (1.1km), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Christopher Whitehead Language College (1.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA?

The closest bus stop to 18 Cormorant Rise, WR2 4BA is Lower Wick Island, 169m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Cormorant Rise, Worcester, WR2 4BA

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Cormorant Rise

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Cormorant Rise is a two-bedroom detached house in Worcester (WR2 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £252,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Cormorant Rise, Worcester, WR2 4BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Cormorant Rise has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£277,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£252,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

22 September 2021Most recent
£252,000
+5.0%over 1 year
20 October 2019
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WR2 4BA: £270,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in WR2 4BA

On the street

Versus other Cormorant Rise homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 18 Cormorant Rise stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,877

Street avg £2,616

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worcester district page.

Full Worcester report

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

0.2 km

Lower Wick Island — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Pitmaston Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR2 4BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WR2 4BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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