Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 15.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 is 28.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Flat 1 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
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Flat 1 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£109,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 6 years.
£85,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 6 years.
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On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
20 July 2005Most recent
£85,000
+142.9%over 6 years28 May 1999
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AN: £340,000 (2023–2006).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
DY8 1AJ
Closest school
0.1 km
Greenfield Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB