19 Castle Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 46.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 15% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016). At 92 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 31 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
19 Castle Grove has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
Single storey · Side and rear of property
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19 Castle Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£246,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On floor area, 19 Castle Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,674
Street avg £2,731
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 114 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
Householder Local Development Order for single storey rear and side extension
25 November 2016Most recent
£246,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2HH: £390,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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