Cecildene is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 1XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 31.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 56.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 17 EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £250,000. 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.
Cecildene has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Cecildene changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.6% per year over 1 year.
£250,000
Growth on file: 31.6% per year over 1 year.
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On floor area, Cecildene stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,841
Street avg £2,178
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 72 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
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22 September 2021Most recent
£250,000
+31.6%over 9 months11 December 2020
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 1XQ: £199,950 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 1UF
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