2 Bestmans Lane, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3PZ

2 Bestmans Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Kempsey, Worcester, Worcester (WR5 3PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 14.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 124.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.