40b, St Johns, Worcester, WR2 5AJ

40b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Worcester (WR2 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 6th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 31 units on file.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 300% above the 1999 sale of £30,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 42.2% below the postcode norm. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).