20 Appleton Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 34.2% above the 2016 sale price. At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).
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20 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2026
20 Appleton Avenue has an approved front extension on the planning record.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
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Price per m² for 20 Appleton Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,448
Street avg £3,425
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 168 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
0.8 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Ground Floor front porch extension and external alterations.
3 June 2016Most recent
£585,000
+216.2%over 17 years16 October 1998
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2JZ: £685,000 (2025–2017).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.6 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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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