26 Duncombe Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 34.8% above the 2017 sale price. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 19 years.
£282,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 19 years.
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What we flagged
On floor area, 26 Duncombe Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,868
Street avg £2,477
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing kitchen, utility
29 June 2017Most recent
£282,000
+48.5%over 10 years17 November 2006
£189,950
+22.5%over 4 years2 August 2002
£155,000
+59.0%over 4 years12 June 1998
£97,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3QU: £288,000 (2025–2018).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
DY8 3XF
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