98 Worcester Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 39.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2012. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 14 EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014).
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98 Worcester Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2024
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with front and rea
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 13 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 13 years.
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Price per m² for 98 Worcester Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,442
Street avg £2,206
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
19 December 2014Most recent
£187,500
+120.7%over 13 years31 August 2001
£84,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1AY: £250,000 (2022–2020).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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