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 (123 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £725,000 is 28.3% 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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Energy performance
Box Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 February 2029
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Box Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Box Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£725,000
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
Versus other Badley Wood homes
On price per m², Box Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,285
Street avg £1,933
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
2.3 km
Cafe — bus stop.
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
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB