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Farview, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
232 m²
2497 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Farview

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Farview is a five-bedroom detached house in Cotheridge, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £833,000 is 19.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 115.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £695,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Farview's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Farview, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2022
    Amendment
    In report

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission 21/02270/HP - larger windows

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    M/22/00419/NMA
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey extension to front. Creation of balcony to rear. Repositioning of velux rooflights.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    21/02270/HP
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£833,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£695,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £695,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in WR6 5LT: £214,750 (2014–1998).

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On the street

Versus other Lightwood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Farview runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,996

Street avg £1,516

Strongly above

Floor Area

232 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worcester district page.

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

Lightwood Turn — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Broadheath CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR6 5LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WR6 5LT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WR6 5LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Farview, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.