1 Stockend Farm Cottage, Station Road, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JH

1 Stockend Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bransford, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 121), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 61.7% above the 2013 sale of £248,000. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.