What type of property is 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

8 Brookside, WR5 3LB is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

8 Brookside, WR5 3LB last sold for £408,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £248,000 in January 2015, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 2015 and November 2020, 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB rose from £248,000 to £408,000, a change of £160,000. That works out to roughly +9% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

The current EPC rating for 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in May 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

8 Brookside, WR5 3LB has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (1,356 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WR5 3LB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

8 Brookside, WR5 3LB is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB located?

8 Brookside, WR5 3LB sits in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester. It falls within the WR5 postcode district in Worcestershire.

What is crime like near 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

Police records around 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

The closest primary school to 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB is Kempsey Primary School (534m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB?

The closest bus stop to 8 Brookside, WR5 3LB is Windmill Lane, 189m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Brookside, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3LB

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

126 m²

1356 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Brookside

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Brookside is a four-bedroom detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3LB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 126 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 19.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £408,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Brookside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2024

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brookside, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brookside 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£486,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£408,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

2 November 2020Most recent
£408,000
+64.5%over 5 years
27 January 2015
£248,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WR5 3LB: £315,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in WR5 3LB

On the street

Versus other Brookside homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Brookside outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,238

Street avg £3,060

On par

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worcester district page.

Full Worcester report

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

Windmill Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kempsey Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR5 3LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WR5 3LB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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