1 Lilac Cottages, Pensax, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AE
About 1 Lilac Cottages
1 Lilac Cottages is a semi-detached house in Abberley, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 6AE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 638 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 is 28.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 91.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold November 2019 for £289,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Lilac Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Lilac Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of a ground and first floor extension
- Reference
- 01/00781/FUL
- Jul 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed first floor extension
- Reference
- 00/00552/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.
£289,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2019Most recent
£289,000
+27.9%over 5 years27 April 2014
£226,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 6AE: £271,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 1 Lilac Cottages, 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 Pensax homes
Price per m² for 1 Lilac Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,878
Street avg £2,458
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.3 km
Bell Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Abberley Parochial VC 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
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB