4 Council Cottages, Crown East, Rushwick, Worcester, WR2 5TU
About 4 Council Cottages
4 Council Cottages is a semi-detached house in Rushwick, Worcester, Worcester (WR2 5TU). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 sits 275.8% above the 1998 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
4 Council Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
24 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
4 Council Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£62,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 1998Most recent
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR2 5TU: £302,000 (2024–2016).
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Versus other Crown East homes
On years held, 4 Council Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£954
Street avg £1,837
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Oldbury Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Honeywell Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB