4 Farm Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 2RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 876 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 52.6% above the 2009 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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4 Farm Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2018
4 Farm Cottages has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
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The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 4 Farm Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
First floor side and single storey rear extension
9 April 2009Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in DY8 2RJ: £247,500 (2019–2009).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
DY8 2AS
Crown Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Joseph's RC Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB