39a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in June 2001. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -16.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 112.6% above the 2001 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 62.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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39a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Latest sale on 39a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -16.8% per year over 3 years.
£95,000
Growth on file: -16.8% per year over 3 years.
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39a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
26 June 2001Most recent
£95,000
-44.8%over 3 years4 April 1998
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AB: £115,000 (2022–2018).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.2 km
King Edward VI College Stourbridge. 25 schools nearby.
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