40 Stourbridge Road, Fairfield, Bromsgrove, B61 9LS

40 Stourbridge Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove (B61 9LS). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. 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 Bromsgrove HPI: 12.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 sits 62.9% above the 2008 sale of £347,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 7 EPCs).