Rivendale, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT
About Rivendale
Rivendale is a detached house in Cotheridge, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rivendale'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2016FullIn report
Proposed re-alignment of part of existing driveway to rivendale and change of use of land to provide additional domestic garden for walnut cottage.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01521/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rivendale
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
Rivendale has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5LT: £250,000 (2021–1998).
Nearby sales in WR6 5LT
Farview, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT
Sold Jun 2021
£695,000Northways, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT
Sold Aug 2014
£250,000Walnut Cottage, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT
Sold Jun 2004
£160,000Haresfield, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT
Sold May 1999
£327,000Marden, Lightwood Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LT
Sold Dec 1998
£179,500
Everything we know about Rivendale, 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 Lightwood Lane homes
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Lightwood Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Broadheath CofE Primary School. 3 schools 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB