The Hopkilns, Farrow House, Bishops Frome, Worcester, WR6 5BP

The Hopkilns is a detached house in Bishops Frome, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5BP). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 17.2% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.