27a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3RU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 17.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 sits 95.1% above the 2003 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 27 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
27a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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27a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.3% per year over 5 years.
£122,000
Growth on file: 17.3% per year over 5 years.
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What we flagged
27a is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,179
Street avg £2,335
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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
8 August 2003Most recent
£122,000
+127.0%over 5 years16 June 1998
£53,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3RU: £259,950 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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