The Oaklands Cottage, Greensforge Lane, Stourbridge, DY7 5BA
About The Oaklands Cottage
The Oaklands Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY7 5BA). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
A recent sale: £788,250 in February 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
The Oaklands Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Oaklands Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The Oaklands Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£829,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£788,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2025Most recent
£788,250
Median price across the last 4 sales in DY7 5BA: £462,500 (2016–1998).
Nearby sales in DY7 5BA
Everything we know about The Oaklands Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
The Homestead — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Belle Vue Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB