3 Birch Dale is a five-bedroom detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2YA). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 is 29% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. At 138 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
3 Birch Dale'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2022
3 Birch Dale has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
3 Birch Dale has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 7 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 7 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On floor area, 3 Birch Dale runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,551
Street avg £3,103
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Haybridge High School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed First Floor Front Extension
31 January 2013Most recent
£490,000
+145.0%over 6 years11 April 2006
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2YA: £455,000 (2023–2008).

CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
DY8 2LA
Closest school
0.3 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB