16 The Brake is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 58.8% above the 2016 sale of £170,000. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2025
16 The Brake has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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16 The Brake changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.4% per year over 1 year.
£170,000
Growth on file: -4.4% per year over 1 year.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 16 The Brake runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,237
Street avg £2,730
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
31 March 2016Most recent
£170,000
-5.6%over 1 year19 December 2014
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XJ: £222,000 (2025–2019).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 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