12 Castle Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1297 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 is 32.7% above the 2017 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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12 Castle Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2020
12 Castle Grove has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
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12 Castle Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.
£287,100
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.
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On epc rating, 12 Castle Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,383
Street avg £2,742
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey
Single storey rear/side extension to create kitchen, utility and family room
5 May 2017Most recent
£287,100
+13.7%over 1 year23 October 2015
£252,500
+165.8%over 15 years20 April 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2HH: £390,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
DY8 2AX
Closest school
0.6 km
Oldswinford C of E Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB