Oaks Cottage, Golden Valley, Bishops Frome, Worcester, WR6 5BN
About Oaks Cottage
Oaks Cottage is a detached house in Bishops Frome, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Oaks Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Oaks Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2001PorchFullIn report
Proposed porch
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DCN012074/F
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Oaks Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Oaks Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in WR6 5BN: £363,500 (2023–2003).
Everything we know about Oaks Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Golden Valley homes
Oaks Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.7 km
Chase Inn — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB