14 The Brake is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £260,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
14 The Brake has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 14 The Brake was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 28 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 28 years.
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14 The Brake outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,662
Street avg £2,601
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Haybridge High School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
25 July 2025Most recent
£260,000
+40.5%over 7 years21 September 2017
£185,000
+17.5%over 3 years4 April 2014
£157,500
+58.3%over 11 years10 July 2002
£99,500
+33.6%over 1 year31 August 2000
£74,500
+49.1%over 3 years2 July 1997
£49,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XJ: £220,000 (2022–2017).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
DY8 2BB
Closest school
0.1 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB