5 Alderlea Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2LA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 is 48.5% above the 2016 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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5 Alderlea Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2025
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 5 Alderlea Close.
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5 Alderlea Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.
£388,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.
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On epc rating, 5 Alderlea Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 177 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension, pitched roof over garage, pitched roof over existing
22 January 2016Most recent
£388,000
+131.6%over 16 years10 June 1999
£167,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2LA: £330,000 (2023–1995).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
DY8 2HQ
Closest school
0.4 km
St Joseph's RC Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB