Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£388,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£381,000)+2%
- Against WR6 5RN's recent median (£260,000)+49%
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£388,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£381,000)+2%
- Against WR6 5RN's recent median (£260,000)+49%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Blacksmiths Cottages is modelled from its 96 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WR6 5RN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
96 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2018
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in WR6 5RN
5 sales, median £260,000 (2019–2009)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Blacksmiths Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
25 February 2025Most recent
£381,000
+17.2%over 3 years17 December 2021
£325,000
+18.2%over 2 years14 February 2019
£275,000
+52.8%over 16 years24 September 2002
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5RN: £260,000 (2019–2009).
Nearby sales in WR6 5RN
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£305,000Acreage, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN
Sold Sept 2014
£245,000Larkrise, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN
Sold Feb 2009
£225,000Dene Hollow, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN
Sold Mar 2007
£242,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Blacksmiths Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Blacksmiths Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Whitbourne, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5RN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £381,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Oct 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 October 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Blacksmiths Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN
1decisions1extensions10documents2nearby
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P200834/FH
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Versus other Meadow Green homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Blacksmiths Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,969
Street avg £2,828
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
41/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
School — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- SchoolBus stop117m
- Wheatsheaf InnBus stop685m
- SurgeryBus stop1.6km
- Suckley turnBus stop1.6km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences206 reports42%
- Burglary76 reports16%
- Other Theft48 reports10%
- Anti-social Behaviour47 reports10%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WR6 5RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Blacksmiths Cottages is modelled from its 96 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WR6 5RN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 1 Blacksmiths Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Blacksmiths Cottages was lodged in October 2018 at band D and is valid until October 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Blacksmiths Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from WR6 5RN. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Blacksmiths Cottages is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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