What kind of home is 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL sell for?

28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL last sold for £245,000 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £59,950 in August 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL changed over time?

Across 5 sales between August 1998 and July 2020, 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL rose from £59,950 to £245,000, a change of £185,050. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

The current EPC rating for 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in December 2016. It has improved from a F recorded in February 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 37% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DY7 6EL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL use?

The latest EPC at 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL in?

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

Is 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL in a safe area?

Police records around 28 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 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

The closest primary school to 28 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).

How well connected is 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL?

The closest bus stop to 28 Castle Street, DY7 6EL is Castle Street, 84m away. In total there are 29 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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28 Castle Street, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6EL

5 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 28 Castle Street

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

28 Castle Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kinver, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY7 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £245,000 in July 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 112 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 36.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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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
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

28 Castle Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Dec 2016

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

7.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2016from Mar 2012

EPC improved fromF32toE44

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%64%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Castle Street, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Castle Street 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.

Price for 28 Castle Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£334,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£245,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2020Most recent
£245,000
+10.6%over 2 years
5 September 2017
£221,500
+25.9%over 4 years
22 August 2013
£176,000
+25.7%over 8 years
26 May 2005
£140,000
+133.5%over 6 years
27 August 1998
£59,950

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.

EPC Rating for 28 Castle Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,188

Street avg £2,166

On par

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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