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Get startedBlacksmiths Cottage is a detached house in Chatley, Droitwich, Droitwich (WR9 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 137 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £725,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2026
Blacksmiths Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal remedial works
Price for Blacksmiths Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 29 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 29 years.
On price per m², Blacksmiths Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,292
Street avg £3,287
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension to lounge with balcony over
24 July 2024Most recent
£725,000
+70.6%over 8 years20 April 2016
£425,000
+4.9%over 7 months30 September 2015
£405,000
+179.3%over 20 years5 May 1995
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WR9 0AP: £510,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 10 years
WR9 0PX
Hawford Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Grimley and Holt CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB
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