6 Castle Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 21.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £399,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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6 Castle Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 5 years.
£399,500
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 5 years.
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On floor area, 6 Castle Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,736
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
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 upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification for the erection of a single storey rear extension with a pro
26 March 2021Most recent
£399,500
+73.7%over 5 years17 March 2016
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2HH: £390,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
DY8 2BG
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