4 The Brake is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 25% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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4 The Brake has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 18 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 18 years.
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Floor Area for 4 The Brake lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,188
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
15 February 2021Most recent
£220,000
+49.2%over 11 years15 May 2009
£147,500
+23.4%over 5 years8 August 2003
£119,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XJ: £222,000 (2025–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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