8 Worcester Street is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 is 25.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Sold January 2019 for £430,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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8 Worcester Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 12 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 12 years.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

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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
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
18 January 2019Most recent
£430,000
+26.8%over 12 years27 October 2006
£339,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AN: £233,500 (2023–2005).

DY8 1NT
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenfield Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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