18 Cobden Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3RU). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 12.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £218,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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18 Cobden Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
18 Cobden Street has no planning applications on record.
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Price for 18 Cobden Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 25 years.
£218,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 25 years.
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18 Cobden Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,907
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
12 August 2021Most recent
£218,000
+26.0%over 6 years26 September 2014
£173,000
+16.1%over 7 years18 May 2007
£149,000
+46.1%over 5 years15 February 2002
£102,000
+129.2%over 5 years20 December 1996
£44,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3RU: £259,950 (2024–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
DY8 3PY
Frairs Gorse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Ridge Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB