8 Marsh Avenue, Long Meadow, Worcester, WR4 0HJ

8 Marsh Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Long Meadow, Worcester, Worcester (WR4 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £277,000 sits 284.7% above the 1999 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).