Ash Court is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1NW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 638 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 59 m² this is the 5th 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. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 44.9% above the 2016 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 changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
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Ash Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2020
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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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 19 years.
£92,500
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 19 years.
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Price per m² for Ash Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,560
Street avg £5,323
Floor Area
59 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.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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
13 September 2016Most recent
£92,500
+109.0%over 18 years21 November 1997
£44,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1NW: £135,000 (2025–2020).

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