20 Cobden Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3RU). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold November 2020 for £335,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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20 Cobden Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
20 Cobden Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 16 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 16 years.
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20 Cobden Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,913
Street avg £2,305
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
6 November 2020Most recent
£335,000
+67.5%over 6 years17 April 2014
£200,000
-11.1%over 7 years5 March 2007
£225,000
+14.8%over 2 years22 December 2004
£196,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3RU: £259,950 (2024–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
DY8 3YQ
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