The Castle is a mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 2HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 2nd 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 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The Castle has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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The Castle has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 we flagged
On habitable rooms, The Castle stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2HQ: £420,000 (2024–2022).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
DY8 2DF
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