Brandon is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 53.3% above the 2014 sale of £150,000. At 90 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 17 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Brandon has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 13 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 13 years.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for Brandon runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,251
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
1 August 2014Most recent
£150,000
+177.8%over 13 years7 March 2001
£54,000
+22.7%14 February 2001
£44,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1XQ: £199,950 (2025–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 1XQ
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