Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lock Cottage, Lock Street, Worcester, WR5 1AL
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£307,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£240,000)+28%
Newest record on this page: October 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£307,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£240,000)+28%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Lock Cottage is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WR5 1AL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
120 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2018
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in WR5 1AL
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lock Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Sales timeline
26 October 2021Most recent
£240,000
-2.0%over 2 years30 July 2019
£245,000
+31.7%over 15 years26 March 2004
£186,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Lock Cottage, Lock Street, Worcester, WR5 1AL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Lock Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lock Cottage is a detached house in Worcester (WR5 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 27.9% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £240,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Sept 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 September 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lock Cottage, Lock Street, Worcester, WR5 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lock Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worcester district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
208/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
City Walls Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stanley Road Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Stanley Road Primary SchoolPrimary338m
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeSecondary982m
- Red Hill CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Christopher Whitehead Language CollegeSecondary1.3km
Nearest stops
- City Walls RoadBus stop212m
- SidburyBus stop326m
- SidburyBus stop341m
- King's SchoolBus stop354m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,111 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour423 reports16%
- Criminal Damage & Arson256 reports9%
- Other Theft170 reports6%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR5 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Lock Cottage is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WR5 1AL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Lock Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Lock Cottage was lodged in September 2018 at band D and is valid until September 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Lock Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WR5 1AL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Lock Cottage is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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