Gurnox Cottage, Berrow Green, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
About Gurnox Cottage
Gurnox Cottage is a detached house in Martley, Worcester, Worcester (WR6 6PL). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 46), 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 electricity.
It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 sits 88.1% above the 2003 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gurnox Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Gurnox Cottage.
- Jun 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Addition of catslide Roof, relocation of External Stairs and External Alterations to Ancillary Residential Outbuilding to facilitate Change of Use to a Mixed Use of Ancillary Residential Accommodation & Holiday Let. Inclusion of Existing First Floor, repositioning of Staircase from External to Internal, and Addition of 2no Dormer Windows
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- M/25/00618/FUL
- Feb 2025AnnexFullIn report
Addition of catslide roof, relocation of external stairs and external alterations to ancillary residential out-building to facilitate change of use to a mixed use of ancillary residential accommodation and holiday let.
Change of Use- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- M/24/01642/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gurnox Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£696,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 February 2003Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR6 6PL: £306,000 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in WR6 6PL
The Den, Berrow Green, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
Sold Apr 2021
£685,000The Barton, Berrow Green, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
Sold Sept 2019
£625,000Blacksmiths Cottage, Berrow Green, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
Sold Aug 2012
£208,000Bar Furlongs, Berrow Green, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
Sold Jul 2009
£306,000Fairview, Berrow Green, Martley, Worcester, WR6 6PL
Sold Sept 2008
£249,999
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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 Berrow Green homes
Floor Area for Gurnox Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,907
Street avg £2,359
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 11.6 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
0.0 km
Newtown Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Martley CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB