1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 202.6% above the 2006 sale of £58,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).
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1a's carbon output is low for the local stock.
1a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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1a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2006).
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£58,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,147
Street avg £2,284
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
16 November 2006Most recent
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1XQ: £199,950 (2025–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
DY8 1BT
Closest school
0.4 km
King Edward VI College Stourbridge. 25 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB