24 Castle Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 881 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 44.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in March 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 82 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 31 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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24 Castle Grove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2021
24 Castle Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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24 Castle Grove changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 5 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 5 years.
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24 Castle Grove is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,810
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
23 March 2015Most recent
£230,000
+15.0%over 11 months6 May 2014
£200,000
+3.6%over 2 years12 August 2011
£193,000
+10.3%over 1 year27 November 2009
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2HH: £390,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
DY8 2HH
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