Bears Cottage, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
About Bears Cottage
Bears Cottage is a detached house in Stoulton, Worcester, Worcester (WR7 4RD). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 sits 135.3% above the 2002 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
Bears Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Bears Cottage, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
- Jul 2015New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of one dwelling.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- W/15/01236/OU
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Sales history & valuation
Bears Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.5% per year over 4 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 16.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2002Most recent
£235,000
+93.4%over 4 years23 July 1998
£121,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR7 4RD: £245,000 (2018–2004).
Nearby sales in WR7 4RD
Manor Cottage, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
Sold Jan 2018
£252,500Oak Cottage, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
Sold Jun 2015
£405,000Windsor Cottage, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
Sold Sept 2012
£245,0002 Malvern View, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
Sold Jul 2012
£200,000The Follies, Pershore Road, Stoulton, Worcester, WR7 4RD
Sold Aug 2004
£245,000
Versus other Pershore Road homes
Bears Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,313
Street avg £2,000
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Froggery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







