1 Black & White Cottage, Church Lane, Norton, Worcester, WR5 2PS

1 Black & White Cottage is a semi-detached house in Norton, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 2PS). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 39), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 sits 84.4% above the 2004 sale of £192,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 49.4% below the postcode norm. 10 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.