8 Hill Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 60.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £269,950. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 98 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Hill Street has no planning applications on record.
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8 Hill Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£269,950
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
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8 Hill Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,755
Street avg £2,186
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
5 December 2024Most recent
£269,950
+35.0%over 6 years20 August 2018
£200,000
+12.4%over 3 years6 October 2014
£178,000
+171.8%over 11 years2 June 2003
£65,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AL: £243,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
DY8 1LA
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenfield Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB