4 The Laurels, Barker Street, Worcester, WR3 8NP

4 The Laurels is a semi-detached house in Worcester (WR3 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 60 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (37–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (57 versus a worst of 44). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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: 15% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 is 34.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 175% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.