New Cottage, Dingle Road, Leigh, Worcester, WR6 5JX
About New Cottage
New Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Leigh, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 38.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 125 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 19 EPCs). Sold January 2020 for £305,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
New 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 system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at New Cottage.
- Feb 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01713/HOU
- Nov 2002
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- 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.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 18 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2020Most recent
£305,000
+94.3%over 17 years8 July 2002
£157,000
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 New 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
New Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,440
Street avg £3,140
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 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.
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
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB