4 Malvern Gardens is a detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2XU). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £847,000 sits 51.2% above the 2016 sale of £560,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 243 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (204 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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4 Malvern Gardens has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Replace existing 2 dormers with larger single dormer to the rear.
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4 Malvern Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£847,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 3 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 3 years.
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CO₂ Emissions for 4 Malvern Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,305
Street avg £2,508
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 211 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 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
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension and bay window to front elevation. (Resubmission of 14/0112).
15 November 2016Most recent
£560,000
+32.5%over 2 years9 May 2014
£422,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2XU: £480,000 (2020–2018).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Closest school
0.4 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB