26 Hill Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 52% above the 2010 sale of £249,950. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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26 Hill Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
26 Hill Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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26 Hill Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 12 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 12 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 26 Hill Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,712
Street avg £2,256
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

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
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
single storey rear extension to create
28 October 2010Most recent
£249,950
+96.8%over 8 years28 August 2002
£127,000
+29.6%over 4 years12 June 1998
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AL: £250,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
DY8 1RW
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenfield Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB