5 Albemarle Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2BG). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 121.9% above the 2002 sale of £237,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 23.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2006.
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Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5 Albemarle Road.
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5 Albemarle Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 8 years.
£237,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 8 years.
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Years Held for 5 Albemarle Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,813
Street avg £3,050
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension to enlarge dining room and kitchen
23 September 2002Most recent
£237,500
+81.3%over 7 years3 February 1995
£131,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2BG: £375,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
DY8 2LN
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Joseph's RC Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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