Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BT
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£474,000
- Since the 2015 sale (£330,000)+44%
- Against WR5 1BT's recent median (£331,900)+43%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£474,000
- Against its 2015 sale (£330,000)+44%
- Against WR5 1BT's recent median (£331,900)+43%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Fort Royal Hill is modelled from its 153 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WR5 1BT. 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
153 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2015
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in WR5 1BT
5 sales, median £331,900 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
Sales timeline
16 July 2015Most recent
£330,000
+40.4%over 9 years30 August 2005
£235,000
+39.1%over 3 years9 January 2002
£169,000
+69.0%over 3 years24 June 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 1BT: £331,900 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WR5 1BT
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 18 Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BT. 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 18 Fort Royal Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Fort Royal Hill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Worcester (WR5 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2024. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 43.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
18 Fort Royal Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2025
Current Certificate
Apr 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 April 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 18 Fort Royal Hill, Worcester, WR5 1BT
1decisions12documents6nearby
- May 2024RenovationFullOutcome in report
First floor window to north west elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00185/HP
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Versus other Fort Royal Hill homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 18 Fort Royal Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,157
Street avg £2,361
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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
Sidbury — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Stanley Road Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Stanley Road Primary SchoolPrimary373m
- Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeSecondary759m
- Red Hill CofE Primary SchoolPrimary817m
- Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- SidburyBus stop213m
- SidburyBus stop229m
- Fort RoyalBus stop250m
- SidburyBus stop296m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,111 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour423 reports16%
- Criminal Damage & Arson256 reports9%
- Other Theft170 reports6%
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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 1BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-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 18 Fort Royal Hill is modelled from its 153 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WR5 1BT. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 18 Fort Royal Hill. 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 18 Fort Royal Hill was lodged in April 2015 at band E and expired in April 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 18 Fort Royal Hill. 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 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WR5 1BT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 18 Fort Royal Hill is in council tax band D. 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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