2 The Brake is a mid-terrace house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 767 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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2 The Brake's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2021
2 The Brake has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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2 The Brake has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XJ: £222,000 (2025–2019).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Closest school
0.1 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB