What kind of home is 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL sell for?

2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL last sold for £190,000 in July 2015, around 11 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

The current EPC rating for 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL use?

The latest EPC at 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL in?

2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL sits in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge. It falls within the DY7 postcode district in Staffordshire.

Is 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL in a safe area?

Police records around 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

The closest primary school to 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL is Brindley Heath Junior School Academy (304m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kinver High School and Sixth Form (113m).

What is the nearest station to 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

The closest bus stop to 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, DY7 6EL is Castle Street, 84m away. In total there are 29 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6EL

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Castle Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Castle Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 79.5% above the 2015 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 Castle Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Castle Gardens, Castle Street, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Castle Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Castle Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2015)

£190,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 July 2015Most recent
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DY7 6EL: £221,250 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in DY7 6EL

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On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 2 Castle Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,021

Street avg £2,177

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 97 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stourbridge district page.

Full Stourbridge report

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

0.1 km

Castle Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Kinver High School and Sixth Form. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY7 6EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DY7 6EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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