21 Cecil Street is a mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 1XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 63.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £199,950. Across the public record there are 5 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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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
21 Cecil Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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21 Cecil Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£199,950
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
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21 Cecil Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,030
Street avg £2,166
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
17 May 2022Most recent
£199,950
+58.7%over 13 years13 May 2009
£126,000
+1.6%over 3 years20 January 2006
£124,000
+48.5%over 3 years11 December 2002
£83,500
+96.5%over 5 years7 November 1997
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1XQ: £217,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
DY8 1XF
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