16 Duncombe Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 127 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 25.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2018 for £325,000.
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16 Duncombe Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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16 Duncombe Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 16 Duncombe Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,559
Street avg £2,424
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of detached outbuilding in rear garden
Discharge of condition 4
29 June 2018Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3QU: £288,000 (2025–2018).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
DY8 3YQ
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Ridge Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB