4 Birch Dale is a six-bedroom detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2YA). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £619,000 is 43.1% above the 2014 sale price. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2025. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 180 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 3 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).
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4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2024
Cypress in communal area in front of property. Crown reduction of 4-5 metres back to previous application cuts Crown lift to 3-4 metres and trim by around 1.5-2 metres
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4 Birch Dale valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 6 years.
£432,500
Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 6 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 4 Birch Dale lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,403
Street avg £3,486
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 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
27 October 2014Most recent
£432,500
-10.4%over 6 years28 May 2008
£482,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 2YA: £480,000 (2023–2007).

CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
DY8 2HQ
Closest school
0.3 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB