Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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What we flagged
Flat 1 is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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
50.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3QE: £175,000 (2022–2021).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
DY8 3QE
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
The Ridge Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB