140 Worcester Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 201.6% above the 1999 sale of £193,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 53.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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140 Worcester Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at 140 Worcester Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
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140 Worcester Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£193,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 140 Worcester Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,038
Street avg £2,691
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 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
More low energy lighting installed
Outline application for residential development (all matters reserved)
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12 November 1999Most recent
£193,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1BA: £267,000 (2022–2016).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
DY8 1NT
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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