Chestnut Cottage, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
About Chestnut Cottage
Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Leigh, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 28% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in August 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chestnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Chestnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Chestnut Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£300,000
+32.2%over 14 years24 February 2006
£227,000
+68.1%over 5 years4 December 2000
£135,000
+145.5%over 5 years10 March 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5JX: £446,300 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WR6 5JX
2 Hill Farm Barns, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
Sold Feb 2025
£446,300The Hill Farm Bungalow, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
Sold Mar 2024
£257,500Old Byre, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
Sold Jan 2024
£332,5001 Brockamin Court, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
Sold Nov 2023
£658,000The Great House, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
Sold Nov 2022
£475,000
Everything we know about Chestnut 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 Dingle Road homes
On floor area, Chestnut Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,409
Street avg £3,071
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.5 km
Dingle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB