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Get started1 Hill Crest Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hadley, Droitwich, Droitwich (WR9 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 sits 87.3% above the 2011 sale of £322,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Remove deadwood from Oak, Ash and Willow trees, and prune fruit trees back to head height.
1 Hill Crest Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£603,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 14 years.
£322,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 14 years.
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
1.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Part retrospective conversion of existing garage to new kitchen with new bedroom over existing single storey link to house.
1 more application for this property
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18 February 2011Most recent
£322,000
+257.8%over 14 years6 September 1996
£89,995
Median price across the last 2 sales in WR9 0AY: £266,000 (2011–2002).
WR9 0PX
Colford Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB
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