40 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
About 40 Main Road
40 Main Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3JA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 40 Main Road.
1 application on record at 40 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two storey extension
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01468/HOU
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 40 Main Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 25 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£420,000
+18.3%over 1 year13 October 2020
£355,000
+26.8%over 4 years5 June 2016
£280,000
+6.9%over 3 years1 March 2013
£262,000
+1046.5%over 16 years31 October 1996
£22,853
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 3JA: £242,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in WR5 3JA
46 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
Sold Aug 2023
£355,00083 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
Sold May 2023
£280,00042 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
Sold Nov 2021
£242,0002 Bakery Mews, Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
Sold Sept 2020
£190,0001 Bakery Mews, Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
Sold May 2019
£190,000
Versus other Main Road homes
40 Main Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,415
Street avg £2,823
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Kempsey Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







