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Get started3 The Laurels is a semi-detached house in Worcester (WR3 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 57 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 153.1% above the 2003 sale of £49,000. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Fell Sycamore tree due to subsidence damage.
3 The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£49,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
3 The Laurels is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£860
Street avg £849
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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26 February 2003Most recent
£49,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR3 8NP: £94,500 (2008–2004).
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Sold Sept 2008
4 The Laurels Barker Street Worcester
Sold Mar 2007
Belmont House Flat 2 Barker Street Worcester
Sold Feb 2003
1 The Laurels Barker Street Worcester
Sold Jul 1997
Belmont House Flat 1 Barker Street Worcester
Sold Jan 1997
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Mayfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Barnabas CofE Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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