14 Sweetpool Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XH). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in February 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £784,000 sits 201.5% above the 2010 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 43.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 217 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (178 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
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14 Sweetpool Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Front and rear extension and conversion of roof space
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14 Sweetpool Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2010).
£784,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 14 Sweetpool Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,198
Street avg £2,674
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Haybridge High School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
12 February 2010Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XH: £500,000 (2021–2010).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
DY8 2LA
Closest school
0.1 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 8 schools nearby.
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