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Walnut Cottage, Broadmore Green, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5TE

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Walnut Cottage

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

Walnut Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Rushwick, Worcester, Worcester (WR2 5TE). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 108 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 is 10% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 86.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £480,000.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Walnut Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Walnut Cottage, Broadmore Green, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Walnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

24 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.

Walnut Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£528,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£480,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 December 2020Most recent

    £480,000

    +49.5%over 7 years
  2. 12 September 2013

    £321,000

    +333.8%over 17 years
  3. 9 September 1996

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WR2 5TE: £462,500 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus other Broadmore Green homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Walnut Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,444

Street avg £2,855

Strongly above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Walnut Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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

0.4 km

Grange Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Rushwick CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR2 5TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WR2 5TE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WR2 5TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Walnut Cottage, Broadmore Green, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5TE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.