Bramble Cottage, Bringsty, Worcester, WR6 5UQ
About Bramble Cottage
Bramble Cottage is a detached house in Bringsty, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 5UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 791 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 34.3% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
Bramble 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bramble Cottage has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2025Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of existing outbuilding to short-term holiday accommodation (Use Class C1/sui generis), with no external alterations. (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- P253035/F
- Apr 2021ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 & 4 attached to planning permission 201444.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P211253/XA2
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bramble Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Bramble Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 19 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2016Most recent
£420,000
+2.4%over 2 years29 April 2013
£410,000
+36.7%over 3 years23 August 2009
£300,000
+185.7%over 12 years31 January 1997
£105,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in WR6 5UQ: £369,500 (2021–2007).
Everything we know about Bramble 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 the street
EPC Rating for Bramble Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
Closest school
2.6 km
Brockhampton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB