Oak Court is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1NW). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 4th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Oak Court, where floor areas span 57–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 73).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 11.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £125,000 in October 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Oak Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
An application for tree works is currently awaiting a decision.
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Price for Oak Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.
£125,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.
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Oak Court is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,083
Street avg £5,248
Floor Area
60 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
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Pollard 1 Sycamore tree at approximately 1.5m from ground level, (so the finishing cut is below cavity) Tag No – 11285 Works - pollard at approximately 1.5m from ground level, (so the finishing cut is below cavity)
To prune overhanging branches from 1 No. Lime Tree
15 October 2021Most recent
£125,000
+5.5%over 2 years15 February 2019
£118,500
+14.5%over 2 years23 September 2016
£103,500
+375.9%over 19 years12 September 1997
£21,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1NW: £135,000 (2025–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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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43.6dB