12 Appleton Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 73% above the 2016 sale of £378,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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12 Appleton Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2026
12 Appleton Avenue has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
Discharge of condition 3
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12 Appleton Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£378,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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12 Appleton Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,589
Street avg £3,407
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and First floor front/side extensions with rear balcony
24 March 2016Most recent
£378,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2JZ: £685,000 (2025–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
DY8 2LA
Closest school
0.5 km
Oldswinford C of E Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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