The Bell is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. Tenure is freehold. At 72 m² this is the 12th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in The Bell, where floor areas span 36–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 72 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 15 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. Sold March 2022 for £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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The Bell has no planning applications on record.
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£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, The Bell stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,083
Street avg £2,005
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
6 March 2022Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AG: £130,000 (2023–2022).
The Bell 6 20 Market Street Stourbridge
Sold Jun 2023
The Bell 1 20 Market Street Stourbridge
Sold Apr 2023
The Bell 12 20 Market Street Stourbridge
Sold Oct 2022
The Bell 3 20 Market Street Stourbridge
Sold Apr 2022
The Bell 11 20 Market Street Stourbridge
Sold Apr 2022

Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.3 km
King Edward VI College Stourbridge. 25 schools nearby.
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