Pound Cottage, Church Way, Stanford Bishop, Worcester, WR6 5TU
About Pound Cottage
Pound Cottage is a detached house in Stanford Bishop, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5TU). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 57% above the 2014 sale of £372,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Energy performance
Pound Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 March 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
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
Pound 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 Pound Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 14 years.
£372,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2014Most recent
£372,000
+86.0%over 14 years29 June 2000
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5TU: £199,995 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in WR6 5TU
Versus other Church Way homes
On epc rating, Pound Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,268
Street avg £2,276
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
2.6 km
Caravan Club — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Brockhampton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







