Chase Road Upper Welland, Malvern Hills
30 addresses across 1 postcode (WR14), about 320 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24406653.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £740,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 8, D: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Malvern Hills costs £2,451 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Colwall, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve, is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 91 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Colwall Surgery, about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £740,000 | £740,000 | £740,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £615,625 | £550,000 | £681,250 |
| 2022 | 2 | £598,350 | £540,000 | £656,700 |
| 2021 | 3 | £450,000 | £230,000 | £660,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £545,000 | £545,000 | £545,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 15 WR14 4JY | Detached | £740,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2024 | 2 WR14 4JY | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2024 | 3, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £681,250 | |
| 22 Dec 2022 | 8 WR14 4JY | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2022 | CLAREMONT, 15 WR14 4JY | Detached | £656,700 | |
| 15 Jun 2021 | 1, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £660,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2021 | 16 WR14 4JY | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2021 | 10 WR14 4JY | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2020 | 17 WR14 4JY | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2017 | 16 WR14 4JY | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 23 May 2014 | 14 WR14 4JY | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2013 | FAIRVIEW, 1 WR14 4JY | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2012 | 1, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2011 | 14 WR14 4JY | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2010 | 15 WR14 4JY | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2009 | 2, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2008 | 3, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2008 | 1, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £472,500 | |
| 26 Oct 2007 | 2, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2007 | 2 WR14 4JY | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 18 Jan 2007 | 2, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £475,000 | New build. |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 1, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £474,000 | New build. |
| 4 Dec 2006 | 3, THE PADDOCKS WR14 4JY | Detached | £475,000 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 2006 | 11 WR14 4JY | Detached | £445,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 15 WR14 4JY | Detached | £435,000 | New build. |
| 8 Dec 2004 | 17 WR14 4JY | Detached | £435,000 | New build. |
| 12 Jul 2001 | 14 WR14 4JY | Detached | £46,665 | |
| 14 Apr 2000 | 2 WR14 4JY | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1995 | HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD WR14 4JY | Detached | £140,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 161 m². Most common: House, detached (11); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (4); before 1900 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Malvern Hills in 2026-27: Band D £2,451 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,634 | £1,906 | £2,179 | £2,451 | £2,996 | £3,540 | £4,085 | £4,902 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (24% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 August 2026 to 10 August 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 80 m and 91 m above sea level (85 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR14 4JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Colwall 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Great Malvern 429,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chase Road Upper Welland | 90 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58.3 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Colwall Surgery | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Healthpoint Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St Margarets | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Malvern Community Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Malvern Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Wulstan's Local Nature Reserve 21 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,960 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,830 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Little Malvern Priory, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Malvern Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| The Shire Ditch See also HEREFORDSHIRE 244 | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| The Shire Ditch See also WORCESTERSHIRE 244 | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Dingle | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Malvern Hills | Hills | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Danemoor Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Swinepits Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| British Camp Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 30 |
4 of the street's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Malvern Hills: see them on the Malvern Hills page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Wells CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Welland Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springcare The Chase Rest Home WR14 4JY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 12 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, detached (lodged 17 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WR14 4JY: 30 addresses of 33 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cambridge Close · Yew Tree Lane · Benton Close · Assarts Lane · Blackhill · Merebrook Close · St Peters Close · St Wulstans Drive
All the streets in WR14 and across Malvern Hills.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.