48 Hill Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 58% above the 2014 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 72 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
48 Hill Street has no planning applications on record.
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48 Hill Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 17 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 17 years.
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EPC Rating for 48 Hill Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,986
Street avg £2,237
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
2 May 2014Most recent
£143,000
+4.4%over 2 years10 October 2011
£137,000
-5.5%over 4 years2 February 2007
£144,950
+222.1%over 9 years25 July 1997
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AL: £250,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenfield Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB