12 Brunswick Gate is a six-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2QA). It has a recorded floor area of 401 m² (around 4316 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a balcony.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 401 m² the property is well over the postcode median (286 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,521,000 sits 234.3% above the 1999 sale of £455,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 30.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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12 Brunswick Gate's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£1,521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
12 Brunswick Gate is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,135
Street avg £2,196
Floor Area
401 m²
Street avg 303 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Non-material amendment to previously approved application P24/0456
Extension to existing garage with rear dormers to create habitable room in roof space
30 April 1999Most recent
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2QA: £875,000 (2024–2007).

Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
DY8 2SB
Prince of Wales — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Pedmore CE Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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