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Rose Cottage, Gaines Road, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RD

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rose Cottage

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

Rose Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Whitbourne, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 114 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 70.5% above the 2014 sale of £227,000. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Rose Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rose Cottage, Gaines Road, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rose Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.
Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£227,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2014Most recent

    £227,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5RD: £515,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Gaines Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Rose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,991

Street avg £2,865

Below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

9.9 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£391k

1 Church Way, Stanford Bishop

WR6 5TU

£402k

1 Coldharbour Cottage, Stonehouse Lane, Bringsty

WR6 5TG

2 bed1 bath
£371k

1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Meadow Green, Whitbourne

WR6 5RN

3 bed2 bath
£362k

1 Berryfield Close, Broadwas

WR6 5NJ

4 bed
£350k

1 Bridge House Cottages, Suckley

WR6 5ED

£347k

1 Ardley Meadows, Whitbourne

WR6 5SL

£342k

1 Ash Tree Close, Alfrick

WR6 5JW

2 bed2 bath
£447k

1 Clifton Cottages, Bromyard Road, Cotheridge

WR6 5LX

3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Worcester report

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

0.7 km

Wheatsheaf Inn — bus stop.

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 5RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WR6 5RD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WR6 5RD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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 Rose Cottage, Gaines Road, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.