Doveton House is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 39 m² this is the 10th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in Doveton House, where floor areas span 29–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 31 units on file.
At 39 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 34 EPCs).
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Doveton House has no planning applications on record.
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Doveton House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On epc rating, Doveton House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2DZ: £300,000 (2023–2010).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
DY8 2DF
Closest school
0.2 km
Oldswinford C of E Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB