Northern Cottage, Worcester Road, Wychbold, Droitwich, WR9 0DG

Northern Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wychbold, Droitwich, Droitwich (WR9 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 39.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.