Ash Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1NW). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 65 m² this is the 8th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Ash Court, where floor areas span 57–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 71).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 20.9% above the 2018 sale price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sold in June 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history at Ash Court is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
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£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 15 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 15 years.
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EPC Rating for Ash Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,769
Street avg £5,293
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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 Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Part A Refuse: Remove 2 sycamore trees (T6&T7). Part B Approve: T1 common lime - Remove lateral branches growing towards residential property. T2 sycamore - Remove side limb from low union. T3 sycamore - Install 2x Cobra brace T4 Common lime - Re-pollard back to but not beyond existing pollard points. Taking care to achieve ‘Natural Target Pruning’ at the base of each re-growth stem in order to minimize wound surface area and to create distinct pollard ‘knuckles’. T5 sycamore - Install 2x Cobra brace.
Remove one low stem from 1 no. Lime tree overextending rear garden of 53 Harley
4 June 2018Most recent
£115,000
+32.2%over 14 years26 September 2003
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1NW: £135,000 (2025–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
DY8 1AJ
Closest school
0.2 km
Old Swinford Hospital. 24 schools nearby.
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