1 Arden Road, Worcester, WR5 3BD

1 Arden Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Worcester (WR5 3BD). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 58.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 60% above the 2007 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 24.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.