Covert Cottage, Norton Road, Iverley, Stourbridge, DY8 2RX
About Covert Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Covert Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Iverley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2RX). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £802,000 is 33.7% above the 2016 sale price.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Covert Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Covert Cottage, Norton Road, Iverley, Stourbridge, DY8 2RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Covert Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Covert Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£802,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Norton Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Covert Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,459
Street avg £3,078
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stourbridge district page.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY8 2RX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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