Grooms Cottage, Kings End Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RE
About Grooms Cottage
Grooms Cottage is a semi-detached house in Powick, Worcester, Worcester (WR2 4RE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Grooms Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Grooms Cottage 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.
Sales history & valuation
Grooms Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£239,000
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 WR2 4RE: £525,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in WR2 4RE
2 Moat Court, Kings End Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RE
Sold Mar 2022
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Sold Oct 2021
£760,00018 Kings End Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RE
Sold Sept 2021
£985,0005 Moat Court, Kings End Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RE
Sold Aug 2020
£385,0003 Moat Court, Kings End Road, Powick, Worcester, WR2 4RE
Sold May 2014
£465,000
Versus other Kings End Road homes
On epc rating, Grooms Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 224 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.7 km
Old Malvern Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Powick CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB