1 Brickyard Cottages, Hanbury Road, Droitwich, WR9 7DX

1 Brickyard Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Droitwich (WR9 7DX). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 33.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £395,031. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).