8 Ashley Close is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in June 1999. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £689,000 sits 228.1% above the 1999 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm. At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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8 Ashley Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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8 Ashley Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£689,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 4 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 4 years.
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On price per m², 8 Ashley Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£950
Street avg £3,053
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
8 June 1999Most recent
£210,000
+27.3%over 3 years30 June 1995
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3AF: £395,000 (2022–2009).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
DY8 3XR
Crown Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Gig Mill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB