8 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 before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 27.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).
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8 Cobden Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2025
8 Cobden Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 Cobden Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 19 years.
£203,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 19 years.
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What we flagged
On epc rating, 8 Cobden Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,707
Street avg £2,313
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
6 November 2015Most recent
£203,000
+39.0%over 5 years27 November 2009
£146,000
+15.0%over 4 years3 June 2005
£126,950
+164.5%over 8 years14 February 1997
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3RU: £259,950 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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