1 Church Cottage, WR2 6LU

Semi-detached house185 m²EPC DBand DFreehold

1 Church Cottage is a freehold semi-detached house on Church Cottage in WR2. It last sold for £61,000 in 1997, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 29 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax DGigabit broadband 100%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
185 m²
1,991 sq ft
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
8.5 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

WR2 £/m² (recent sales)£3,066this home £330 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Malvern Hills, the official average home value is £342,565+4% in a year, +16% over five.

Detached£492,802
Semi-detached£309,980
Terraced£245,435
Flat / maisonette£177,222

Covers the whole Malvern Hills area, not this postcode.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 1 Church Cottage, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 1997.

£100k£200k£300k199720032009201520212026£296kSold 1997: £61,000£61k
£100k£200k£300k199720122026£296kSold 1997: £61,000£61k
WR2 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against WR2's yearly median.

3 Oct 2023Most recentNON-STANDARD
£530,000
Other · Freehold
Floor area fell 185→86 m² (-99 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
Energy certificate 16 Apr 2020
Rated EPC E · 86 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 29 Apr 2014:
Heating
Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, oil → Boiler and radiators, dual fuel (mineral and wood)
Efficiency
EPC dropped from D to E
Energy certificate 29 Apr 2014
Rated EPC D · 185 m² recorded
Energy certificate 9 Oct 2008
Rated EPC D · 0 m² recorded
30 Jan 1997
£61,000
Semi-detached house · Freehold
Built 1900-1929
Property built
Edwardian (1901–1918)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Usually solid brick walls, so expect the same cold-bridging and insulation challenges as Victorian stock.
  • Often more generous rooms, hallways and ceiling heights — comfortable but harder to heat.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

Energy & running costs

What 1 Church Cottage's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (58/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,950 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 72
D55–68
This home · 58
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
8.5 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1900-1929
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,950/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
29 Apr 2014
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingDE58Declined
16 Apr 2020Floor area fell 185→86 m² (-99 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
16 Apr 2020Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, oil → Boiler and radiators, dual fuel (mineral and wood)
16 Apr 2020EPC dropped from D to E
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1900-1929 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,451/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,451/yr · Malvern Hills
Gigabit broadband
100%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Malvern Hills 002B neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 8/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 8% above the national average; shared/rented housing low.

8/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: education & skills and crime score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income7/10
Employment7/10
Education & skills9/10
Health8/10
Crime9/10
Housing & access2/10
Living environment5/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 1 Church Cottage sits in its local market.

WR2 median
£275,000
last 8 years
WR2 £/m²
£3,066
last 8 years

1 Church Cottage: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 1 Church Cottage last sell, and for how much?

1 Church Cottage last sold for £61,000 on 30 Jan 1997, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Church Cottage been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 1 Church Cottage. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1 Church Cottage?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 185 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 1 Church Cottage?

1 Church Cottage is in council tax band D, costing about £2,451 a year (Malvern Hills).

How energy efficient is 1 Church Cottage?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 58). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 1 Church Cottage?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at WR2 6LU

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Church Cottage.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (24)
Last sold
2025
Price
£575,000
Sales
2
Floor area
175 m²
Last sold
2002
Price
£375,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2018
Price
£415,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2003
Price
£410,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2014
Price
£295,000
Sales
3
Last sold
2011
Price
£460,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1999
Price
£248,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£637,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2002
Price
£525,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2003
Price
£183,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2016
Price
£528,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2007
Price
£355,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1997
Price
£120,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1999
Price
£145,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1996
Price
£198,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2020
Price
£740,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£481,750
Sales
3
Last sold
2014
Price
£570,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2003
Price
£325,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2012
Price
£220,000
Sales
1
Last sold
1998
Price
£270,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2022
Price
£426,000
Sales
2
Last sold
1996
Price
£93,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2017
Price
£645,000
Sales
3

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.