16 The Firs, Whittington, Worcester, WR5 2RP

16 The Firs is a three-bedroom detached house in Whittington, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 144 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (57–144 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 16 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2019 for £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.