1 Malvern Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XU). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £565,000.
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1 Malvern Gardens has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
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1 Malvern Gardens saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 6 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 6 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
EPC Rating for 1 Malvern Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,665
Street avg £2,463
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 215 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Haybridge High School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed single storey/side/rear dining room extension
19 June 2020Most recent
£565,000
+17.7%over 2 years13 April 2018
£480,000
+12.9%over 4 years3 March 2014
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XU: £560,000 (2020–2016).

CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
DY8 2LA
Closest school
0.4 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB