49 Ombersley Road, Worcester, WR3 7BS

49 Ombersley Road is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worcester (WR3 7BS). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Worcester HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 53.4% above the 2007 sale of £362,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.