Little Orchard, Greensforge Lane, Stourbridge, DY7 5BD

Little Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY7 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 sits 65.3% above the 2013 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.