21 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
About 21 Old Road North
21 Old Road North is a detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 90 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £568,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
21 Old Road North's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
21 Old Road North 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 5 years.
£568,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2022Most recent
£568,000
+54.6%over 5 years4 May 2017
£367,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 3JZ: £500,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WR5 3JZ
23 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
£730,00017 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Sold Oct 2024
£500,00018 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Sold Oct 2023
£357,0002 Old Road North, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3JZ
Sold Jan 2023
£550,000
Versus other Old Road North homes
Price per m² for 21 Old Road North runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,712
Street avg £2,704
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 km
Brookend Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kempsey Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







