28 King Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 3QB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 sits 81.6% above the 2013 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2023
28 King Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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28 King Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 9 years.
£136,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 9 years.
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EPC Rating for 28 King Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,679
Street avg £2,093
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey side/rear extensions. New first floor window
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey side/rear extension
19 August 2013Most recent
£136,000
-9.3%over 7 years5 December 2005
£149,950
+15.8%over 1 year27 February 2004
£129,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3QB: £179,500 (2025–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
DY8 3PY
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
King Edward VI College Stourbridge. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB