Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Hetherington Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Hetherington Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3JU). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 34% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Hetherington Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Aug 2026
Current Certificate
Aug 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 August 2026
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Hetherington Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
1decisions1extensions9documents6nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retrospective application for a rear single storey extension
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00965/HP
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 Hetherington Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2017)
£233,500
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
11 October 2017Most recent
£233,500
+33.4%over 11 years6 January 2006
£175,000
+17.4%over 2 years7 November 2003
£149,086
+152.7%over 7 years9 November 1995
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 3JU: £190,000 (2017–2008).
Nearby sales in WR5 3JU
2 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
Sold May 2017
£190,0001 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
Sold Jun 2015
£195,0009 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
Sold Jul 2009
£134,0008 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
Sold Oct 2008
£200,00010 Hetherington Close, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JU
Sold Sept 2006
£200,000
Versus other Hetherington Close homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 3 Hetherington Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,485
Street avg £2,835
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
208/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kempsey Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR5 3JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
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