5 Cherry Orchard, Holt Heath, Worcester, WR6 6ND

5 Cherry Orchard is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Holt Heath, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 6ND). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 107.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.