8 Margaret Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1NE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 82 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 13.2% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £250,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
8 Margaret Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
8 Margaret Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
EPC Rating for 8 Margaret Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,049
Street avg £3,477
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
25 November 2022Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1NE: £315,480 (2025–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
DY8 1LA
Closest school
0.4 km
Old Swinford Hospital. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB