Spring Cottage, Blackhouse Lane, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DP
About Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage is a detached house in Suckley, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 36.6% below the 2022 sale of £495,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 196.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (257 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Spring Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Spring Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Spring 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2022Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5DP: £840,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in WR6 5DP
Dovecote Barn, Blackhouse Lane, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DP
Sold Sept 2023
£865,000Woodland Cottage, Blackhouse Lane, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DP
Sold Jun 2021
£850,000Upper Tundridge Farm, Blackhouse Lane, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DP
Sold Aug 2020
£500,000Hill View Barn, Blackhouse Lane, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DP
Sold Jan 2020
£590,000The Oast House, Blackhouse Lane, Suckley, Worcester, WR6 5DP
Sold Jan 2020
£840,000
Everything we know about Spring 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 Blackhouse Lane homes
Spring Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,111
Street avg £4,251
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 13.8 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
0.8 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Suckley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB