1 The Grove is a detached house in Hagley, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 2YB). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2016. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £797,000 is 41.1% above the 2016 sale price.
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Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2026
T1: Further to conversation at 9.55 on 27/9/2016 with Andy Bucklitch, tree identified as T3 on TPO 11 (2014) - the large silver birch that straddles boundary - prune back branches to clear overhang on patio.
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1 The Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£797,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
1 The Grove is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,703
Street avg £3,092
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Haybridge High School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
21 June 2016Most recent
£565,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in DY8 2YB: £457,500 (2016–2015).

Years Held
10 years
Street avg 11 years
Closest school
0.3 km
Hagley Catholic High School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB