20 Ballarat Walk is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 13th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 is 10.4% above the 2021 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £115,000. 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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20 Ballarat Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022
20 Ballarat Walk has no planning applications on record.
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6applications of note in the surrounding area
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 18 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 18 years.
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On epc rating, 20 Ballarat Walk runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
12 February 2021Most recent
£115,000
+2.2%over 5 years30 October 2015
£112,500
+7.1%over 2 years15 February 2013
£105,000
+34.6%over 9 years8 April 2003
£78,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in DY8 1SZ: £101,000 (2024–2007).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
DY8 1UG
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenfield Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB