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1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Meadow Green, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5RN

3 sales on record1 planning record
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
Overview

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.

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 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 64% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £325,000. 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

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.

EPC 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
Planning

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. Jul 2020
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    P200834/FH
    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

£371,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£325,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 December 2021Most recent

    £325,000

    +18.2%over 2 years
  2. 14 February 2019

    £275,000

    +52.8%over 16 years
  3. 24 September 2002

    £180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5RN: £260,000 (2019–2009).

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On the street

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 is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,385

Street avg £2,828

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 96 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.1 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WR6 5RN

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

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