Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Wollaston, Stourbridge, Stourbridge (DY8 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 50 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 28 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Flat 2's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Flat 2 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
Flat 2 is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 40 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
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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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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
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