18 The Crescent is a two-bedroom detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 898 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 83 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 sits 72% above the 2012 sale of £225,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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18 The Crescent 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2022
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension, roof alterations to provide first floor accommodation, new front porch and removal of covered way to side.
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18 The Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 18 The Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,698
Street avg £3,180
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Hagley Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
27 April 2012Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XB: £420,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
DY8 2AX
Closest school
0.4 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB