Old Ridgeway Barn, Crown Lane, Wychbold, Droitwich, WR9 0BX

Old Ridgeway Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wychbold, Droitwich, Droitwich (WR9 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £709,000 sits 346.9% above the 1996 sale of £158,650. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm.