Malvern Hills
WR8 house prices in Malvern Hills
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Malvern Hills, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£380,500
Range £180,000–£730,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +10.7%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jul 2024 and 18 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WR8: the typical (median) sold price is £380,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 10.7%. WR8 is a quiet market, with about 10 recorded sales a month. By property type, 53% were detached homes (typically £485,000) and 25% were semi-detached homes (typically £287,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,451 a year: Malvern Hills's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Malvern Hills, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WR8: a quiet market, so take your time
WR8 has seen just 250 sales since July 2024, and prices are up on last year, but on few sales, so treat the rise as a hint rather than a trend.
If you are thinking of selling, most WR8 sales sit between £180,000 and £730,000, which makes £380,500 a blunt instrument, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; cash buyers typically offer around 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote), which only makes sense if certainty is worth that much to you.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, on price, WR8 is well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (23 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,451 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free WR8 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
WR8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£380,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
10.1
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+10.7%
+10.7% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,451
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WR8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WR8
The quarterly typical price fell 15.2%, from £377,475 in Q4 2024 (32 sales) to £320,000 in Q3 2026 (17 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £377,475 | 32 |
| Q1 2025 | £322,000 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | £274,000 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | £422,500 | 34 |
| Q4 2025 | £367,500 | 36 |
| Q1 2026 | £408,750 | 20 |
| Q2 2026 | £401,250 | 20 |
| Q3 2026 | £320,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jul 2024 and 18 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in WR8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £485,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £143,750.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 125 | £485,000 | £308,000–£778,000 |
| Semi-detached | 58 | £287,500 | £224,550–£431,500 |
| Terraced | 35 | £238,500 | £162,050–£321,800 |
| Flat / maisonette | 16 | £143,750 | £85,500–£450,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jul 2024 and 18 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of WR8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WR8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £180,000 and £730,000, around a typical £380,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jul 2024 and 18 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WR8
Detached homes were 53% of recorded sales (125 of 234). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached53%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced15%
- Flat / maisonette7%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
231 freehold (92%) and 19 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WR8, including 3 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 22 Jul 2024 and 18 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
CUTTERS COTTAGE, 4B, COURT STREET, WORCESTER
£161,000 (2025)£180,000 (2026)+11.8% over 1.4 yrs (+8.1%/yr)
11, THE BEECHES, WORCESTER
£220,000 (2025)£287,500 (2026)+30.7% over 1.2 yrs (+25.7%/yr)
2A, MINGE LANE, WORCESTER
£405,000 (2024)£452,000 (2026)+11.6% over 1.7 yrs (+6.5%/yr)
WILLOWBANK, 1, SCHOOL LANE, WORCESTER
£74,000 (2025)£140,000 (2026)+89.2% over 0.9 yrs (+101.2%/yr)
MEADOW VIEW, WORCESTER ROAD, WORCESTER
£536,000 (2025)£535,000 (2025)-0.2% over 0.9 yrs (-0.2%/yr)
FAIRFIELD, WELLAND ROAD, WORCESTER
£386,000 (2024)£440,000 (2025)+14% over 1 yrs (+14%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WR8 sits in Malvern Hills
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WR8
27, THE WOODLANDS, WORCESTER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£365,000
3, SAFFRON GROVE, WORCESTER
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£394,950
9, THE ACRE, WORCESTER
Detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£535,000
ARDENE, UPPER STREET, WORCESTER
Detached · Freehold · 6 Aug 2026
£320,000
11, OAKLAND CLOSE, WORCESTER
Semi-detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£235,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WR8 includes the Castlemorton, Welland & Wells ward.
In plain English
What the Malvern Hills (WR8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £485,000 against £143,750 for flats: about 3.4 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £180,000 and £730,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 10 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 22 July 2024 and 18 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WR8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WR8
£2,451
Band D a year in Malvern Hills, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,634 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,906 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,179 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,451 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,996 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,540 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,085 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,902 |
These are Malvern Hills's charges for 2026-27, the authority WR8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Malvern Hills · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WR8
2
open schools within 3 km, nearest Upton-Upon-Severn CofE Primary and Pre School.
All schools
Upton-Upon-Severn CofE Primary and Pre School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WR8 0LD
1.6 km
Good · 2015
Hanley Castle High School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · WR8 0BL
2.1 km
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WR8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 2 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WR8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WR8
23
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 10 September 2026.
Recent applications
MalvernHills/M/25/01848/FULPermitted
314 m
Change of Use of existing buildings (units 1-8): - units 1, 3(a & b), 4 & 8 for Class E(g) (Business) use, units 7 for Class B2 (General Industrial) use; units 2, 5 & 6 for Class B8 (storage and distribution) use (Retrospective) and construction of new parking areas
Received 2025-11-18 · decided 2026-05-22
MalvernHills/M/25/00992/FULPermitted
314 m
Replacement flue for Biomass Boiler
Received 2025-06-25 · decided 2025-08-19
MalvernHills/M/24/00049/HEDPermitted
314 m
Remove 4m hedge to facilitate new culvert crossing.
Received 2024-01-09 · decided 2024-02-08
MalvernHills/M/23/01421/FULPermitted
314 m
Proposed Agricultural Worker's Dwelling as approved under planning reference 12/01673/FUL - Variation of conditions 8 and 11.
Received 2023-10-10 · decided 2024-02-02
Worcestershire/23/000020/DISPermitted
314 m
Scheme to discharge condition 44 of planning permission 20/000009/CM - Proposed extraction of aggregates with restoration to agriculture and a lake suitable for watersports
Received 2023-04-24 · decided 2023-07-14
Worcestershire/23/000017/DISPermitted
314 m
Scheme to discharge condition 59 of planning permission 20/000009/CM - Proposed extraction of aggregates with restoration to Agriculture and lake suitable for watersports
Received 2023-04-05 · decided 2023-06-02
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WR8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WR8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 23 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 10 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WR8
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled WR8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 8, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WR8 0SY, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WR8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WR8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WR8, band by band
Malvern Hills's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WR8 median sold price of £380,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearMalvern Hills | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £380,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,634 | £136 | 0.43% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,906 | £159 | 0.50% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,179 | £182 | 0.57% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,451 | £204 | 0.64% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,996 | £250 | 0.79% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,540 | £295 | 0.93% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,085 | £340 | 1.07% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,902 | £409 | 1.29% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WR8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Malvern Hills, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WR8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 238 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WR8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
27, THE WOODLANDS, WORCESTER
WR8 0PQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£365,000
2026-08-18
3, SAFFRON GROVE, WORCESTER
WR8 0SY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£394,950
2026-08-14
9, THE ACRE, WORCESTER
WR8 9BZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£535,000
2026-08-07
ARDENE, UPPER STREET, WORCESTER
WR8 9BG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-08-06
11, OAKLAND CLOSE, WORCESTER
WR8 0ES · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-08-04
7, BOX TREE CLOSE, WORCESTER
WR8 9BX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£535,000
2026-07-31
10, STRENSHAM GATE, WORCESTER
WR8 9JY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-30
9, MINGE LANE, WORCESTER
WR8 0NN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-24
SMITHY COTTAGE, GILBERTS END, WORCESTER
WR8 0AS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-24
43, GREENFIELDS ROAD, WORCESTER
WR8 0SQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-24
EMBLEM BARN, QUAY LANE, WORCESTER
WR8 9DB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£717,500
2026-07-24
14, SEVERN DRIVE, WORCESTER
WR8 0JL · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-23
SMITHMORE, NAUNTON, WORCESTER
WR8 0PZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2026-07-15
CUTTERS COTTAGE, 4B, COURT STREET, WORCESTER
WR8 0JT · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£180,000
2026-07-15
78, OLD STREET, WORCESTER
WR8 0HW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£546,800
2026-07-15
11, COURT STREET, WORCESTER
WR8 0JT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£148,000
2026-07-09
THE NOOK, WELLAND ROAD, WORCESTER
WR8 0SJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-07-08
HEATH COTTAGE, GLOUCESTER ROAD, WORCESTER
WR8 0QR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-06-30
THE STABLES, BAUGHTON LANE, WORCESTER
WR8 9LL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£530,000
2026-06-30
THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, QUEENHILL, WORCESTER
WR8 0RE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,000
2026-06-29
WINDERMERE, 6, CROWN COURT, WORCESTER
WR8 9BE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£530,000
2026-06-19
13, CHURCH LANE, WORCESTER
WR8 9JQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£517,000
2026-06-17
68, OLD STREET, WORCESTER
WR8 0HW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£310,000
2026-06-10
BURGAMOT, MILL LANE, WORCESTER
WR8 9HB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£445,000
2026-06-05
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Data sources
Every WR8 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.