78 Heath Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1BD). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 sits 51.8% above the 2013 sale of £280,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. At 125 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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78 Heath Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2022
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate for roof extension, loft conversion and
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78 Heath Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 15 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 15 years.
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On habitable rooms, 78 Heath Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,242
Street avg £2,319
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
53.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Proposed Loft Conversion with new Gable elevation.
17 June 2013Most recent
£280,000
+3.7%over 5 years31 August 2007
£270,000
+121.3%over 9 years7 August 1998
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1BD: £385,000 (2025–2008).

CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
DY8 1QZ
Closest school
0.3 km
Old Swinford Hospital. 23 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB