5 Astwood Road, Worcester, WR3 8ES

5 Astwood Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worcester (WR3 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–110 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 55). The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

It hasn't traded since March 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. 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 lagged Worcester HPI: -4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 98.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.