45 Worcester Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 is 46% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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45 Worcester Street has no planning applications on record.
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45 Worcester Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.
£249,999
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.
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On epc rating, 45 Worcester Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,336
Street avg £2,204
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 105 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
53.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
24 October 2017Most recent
£249,999
+237.8%over 22 years24 February 1995
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AX: £248,000 (2023–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
DY8 1QZ
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB