27a is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 47.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 44.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Aug 2024
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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27a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 15 years.
£222,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 27a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,928
Street avg £2,559
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
53.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension (following demolition of existing garage)
16 January 2015Most recent
£222,500
+20.3%over 6 years23 June 2008
£185,000
+107.9%over 8 years3 March 2000
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AU: £350,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
DY8 1BG
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenfield Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB