5 Council Houses, Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, WR7 4HJ
About 5 Council Houses
5 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Inkberrow, Worcester, Worcester (WR7 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 is 31.2% above the 2020 sale price. Sold December 2020 for £301,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 5 Council Houses, Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, WR7 4HJ
- Oct 2002ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
ERECTION OF TWO-STOREY EXTENSION, CONSERVATORY & ASSOCIATED WORKS
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- W/02/01355/PP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 14 years.
£301,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£301,000
+25.9%over 13 years25 April 2007
£239,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR7 4HJ: £235,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in WR7 4HJ
2 Council Houses, Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, WR7 4HJ
Sold Sept 2022
£352,5554 Council Houses, Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, WR7 4HJ
Sold Jan 2019
£250,0006 Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, WR7 4HJ
Sold Aug 2013
£235,0007 Council Houses, Sands Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, WR7 4HJ
Sold Jul 2012
£217,500
Versus other Sands Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Council Houses runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,165
Street avg £2,940
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Inkberrow First School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Inkberrow Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







