16 Danford Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1QS). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 222.5% above the 1997 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 53.5% below the postcode norm.
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16 Danford Close has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 16 Danford Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 16 Danford Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£769
Street avg £1,813
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 52 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
53.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
3 October 1997Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1QS: £102,500 (2024–2013).

CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.1 km
Old Swinford Hospital. 24 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB