The Castle, Flat 12, 23 Church Road, Stourbridge, DY8 2HQ
About The Castle
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Castle is a mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 60 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in The Castle, where floor areas span 50–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 12 units on file.
At 60 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 36 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Nov 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Castle, Flat 12, 23 Church Road, Stourbridge, DY8 2HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Castle has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The Castle has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£157,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, The Castle runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stourbridge district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY8 2HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.
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