5 Church Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LW
About 5 Church Lane
5 Church Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cotheridge, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5LW). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 39), 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 electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £320,000 in May 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 135.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
5 Church Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey extension on the rear elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- M/25/00935/HP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Church Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 8 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2024Most recent
£320,000
+2.7%over 2 years13 April 2022
£311,500
+43.2%over 4 years11 May 2017
£217,500
-2.5%over 11 months20 June 2016
£223,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5LW: £265,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in WR6 5LW
13 Church Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LW
Sold Jul 2018
£265,0004 Church Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LW
Sold Nov 2017
£275,0003 Church Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LW
Sold Nov 2017
£261,50014 Church Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LW
Sold Jul 2006
£275,0008 Church Lane, Cotheridge, Worcester, WR6 5LW
Sold Jan 2006
£170,000
Everything we know about 5 Church Lane, 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 Church Lane homes
5 Church Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,923
Street avg £2,227
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.8 km
Lightwood Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB