The Cottage, Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Abberley, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 68.4% above the 2016 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm. At 117 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The 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
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2016Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 6AF: £455,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WR6 6AF
Myrron, Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
Sold Feb 2025
£531,500Claremont, Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
Sold Jan 2021
£649,000141 Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
Sold Oct 2019
£300,000Bluebell Cottage, Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
Sold Nov 2018
£417,500139 Snead Common, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AF
Sold Jul 2018
£345,000
Everything we know about The 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 other Snead Common homes
EPC Rating for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,436
Street avg £3,158
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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
1.9 km
Abberley Parochial VC Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB