Corner House is a five-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 279 m² (around 3003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in October 2004. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £914,000 sits 105.4% above the 2004 sale of £445,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. At 279 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Corner House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Corner House has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
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Corner House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 8 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 8 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for Corner House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,595
Street avg £3,180
Floor Area
279 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension over existing garage and increase in
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor extension over existing garage and increase in width of front dormer
27 October 2004Most recent
£445,000
+137.3%over 5 years11 June 1999
£187,500
+15.4%over 2 years7 February 1997
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2HQ: £420,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
DY8 2HQ
Closest school
0.5 km
Oldswinford C of E Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB