21 Duncombe Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 118.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £288,000 — fresh data. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
21 Duncombe Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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21 Duncombe Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 4 years.
£288,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 4 years.
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Years Held for 21 Duncombe Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,600
Street avg £2,344
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 114 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
4 April 2025Most recent
£288,000
+35.6%over 4 years8 March 2021
£212,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3QU: £335,000 (2023–2018).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
DY8 3XE
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