42 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
About 42 Main Road
42 Main Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3JA). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 10.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £242,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
42 Main Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2021Most recent
£242,000
+40.7%over 17 years27 February 2004
£172,000
+82.3%over 3 years26 January 2001
£94,375
+11.1%over 2 years26 March 1998
£84,950
+21.4%over 2 years3 November 1995
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 3JA: £355,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in WR5 3JA
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Sold May 2023
£280,00040 Main Road, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JA
Sold Jan 2022
£420,0002 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
On co₂ emissions, 42 Main Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,102
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB