14 Pepper Hill is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 69.2% above the 2012 sale of £207,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 29% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 4 EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in March 2012.
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14 Pepper Hill has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 12 years.
£207,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 12 years.
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What we flagged
14 Pepper Hill is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,054
Street avg £2,999
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 88 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
0.6 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
15 March 2012Most recent
£207,500
+4.8%over 5 years17 March 2006
£198,000
+96.1%over 5 years11 May 2000
£100,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1BJ: £234,500 (2024–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 1QZ
Closest school
0.2 km
Old Swinford Hospital. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB