2 Sweetpool Lane is a semi-detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XH). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 88.3% above the 2005 sale of £265,000. At 130 m² it sits well below the postcode median (208 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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2 Sweetpool Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2025
2 Sweetpool Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
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2 Sweetpool Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On years held, 2 Sweetpool Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,038
Street avg £2,569
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
Extension: Rear of property
Extension to rear
13 May 2005Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XH: £500,000 (2021–2010).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
DY8 2LG
Closest school
0.1 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB