23 Cobham Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2PD). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 is 19.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £499,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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23 Cobham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A a porch application was refused at 23 Cobham Road in 2025.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 3 years.
£499,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 3 years.
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What we flagged
23 Cobham Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,724
Street avg £2,864
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Stourbridge Junction Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Lawful development certificate for a proposed single storey side/rear extension
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear and first floor side extension. New front porch
30 March 2021Most recent
£499,000
+36.6%over 3 years23 January 2018
£365,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2PD: £415,000 (2022–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
40.5dB