1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 21.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 151.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £345,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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1a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Creation of habitable rooms in roof space and provision of windows in elevations
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1a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 13 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 13 years.
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1a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
19 September 2019Most recent
£345,000
+38.3%over 12 years10 November 2006
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2BD: £232,000 (2020–1995).

Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
DY8 2LG
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Joseph's RC Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB