6 The Brake is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 44.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
6 The Brake has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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6 The Brake changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 1 year.
£180,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 1 year.
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On floor area, 6 The Brake runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,571
Street avg £2,700
Floor Area
70 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
13 April 2017Most recent
£180,000
+7.1%over 1 year23 October 2015
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XJ: £222,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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