Box Cottage, Badley Wood, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5SJ
About Box Cottage
Box Cottage is a detached house in Whitbourne, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 27.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £565,000 in June 2019.
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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
Box Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Box Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Box Cottage
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
Latest sale on Box Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£720,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 June 2019Most recent
£565,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5SJ: £140,000 (2019–2007).
Nearby sales in WR6 5SJ
Lincetter Farmhouse, Badley Wood, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5SJ
Sold Dec 2019
£140,000Old Lincetter, Badley Wood, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5SJ
Sold Aug 2018
£300,000Lincetter Barn, Badley Wood, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5SJ
Sold Sept 2017
£40,000North Lincetter Farm, Badley Wood, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5SJ
Sold Jul 2017
£140,000Great Lincetter Farm, Badley Wood, Whitbourne, Worcester, WR6 5SJ
Sold Mar 2007
£365,000
Everything we know about Box Cottage, 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 Badley Wood homes
On price per m², Box Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,285
Street avg £1,961
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
2.3 km
Cafe — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB