What type of property is Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL is a detached house.

What did Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL sell for?

Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL last sold for £240,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £186,000 in March 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

Across 3 sales between March 2004 and October 2021, Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL rose from £186,000 to £240,000, a change of £54,000. That works out to roughly +1.5% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL have?

The current EPC rating for Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL heated?

The latest EPC at Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL located?

Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL sits in Worcester. It falls within the WR5 postcode district in Worcestershire.

What is crime like near Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

Police records around Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

The closest primary school to Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL is Stanley Road Primary School (338m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (982m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL?

The closest bus stop to Lock Cottage, Lock Street, WR5 1AL is City Walls Road, 212m away. The nearest rail option is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, 659m away.

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Lock Cottage, Lock Street, Worcester, WR5 1AL

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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 £313,000 is 30.4% 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

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.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Lock Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£313,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.5% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£240,000

Growth on file: 1.5% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

26 October 2021Most recent
£240,000
-2.0%over 2 years
30 July 2019
£245,000
+31.7%over 15 years
26 March 2004
£186,000

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/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.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WR5 1AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low

55 dB

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