Otherton Cottage, Otherton Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LS
About Otherton Cottage
Otherton Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Cotheridge, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £667,000 is 39% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Otherton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2013FullIn report
Replacement double garage.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00913/HOU
- Sept 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, pitched roof to garage and front elevation over existing flat roofs
- Reference
- 03/01229/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Otherton 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2016Most recent
£480,000
+159.5%over 15 years18 April 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5LS: £352,500 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in WR6 5LS
3 Otherton Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LS
Sold Nov 2022
£352,5002 Otherton Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LS
Sold Sept 2018
£475,000Ryecroft, Otherton Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LS
Sold Jan 2012
£425,0001 Otherton Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LS
Sold Jan 2010
£250,000Otherton Farm, Otherton Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LS
Sold Jun 2003
£590,000
Everything we know about Otherton 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 Otherton Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Otherton Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,874
Street avg £2,698
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
1.0 km
Crown East Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Rushwick CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB