Appletree Cottage, Bringsty Common, Bringsty, Worcester, WR6 5UJ
About Appletree Cottage
Appletree Cottage is a detached house in Bringsty, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 258.1% above the 1998 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 44.4% below the postcode norm. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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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
Appletree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Appletree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Appletree 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Appletree Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£376,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.6% per year over 2 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 26.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
14 April 1998Most recent
£105,000
+31.3%over 1 year21 November 1996
£80,000
+33.3%over 12 months28 November 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 5UJ: £620,000 (2025–2014).
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Sold Apr 2014
£152,155
Everything we know about Appletree 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Bringsty Common homes
Appletree Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,180
Street avg £2,939
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 10.7 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
0.3 km
Cafe — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB