5 Holly Grove is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1UF). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 30.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 55.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in September 2019.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Holly Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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5 Holly Grove has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2010.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 9 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 9 years.
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On habitable rooms, 5 Holly Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,827
Street avg £1,584
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
54.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
19 September 2019Most recent
£190,000
+111.1%over 8 years3 December 2010
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1UF: £180,500 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.2 km
Greenfield Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB