Hillcrest, Cobden Street, Stourbridge, DY8 3RU
3 planning records
About Hillcrest
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hillcrest is a detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3RU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 116.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Sold October 2021 for £345,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hillcrest, Cobden Street, Stourbridge, DY8 3RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2021Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of Use from residential dwelling (C3) to Chiropractic Clinic (E) (resubmi
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£345,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Cobden Street homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Hillcrest runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,966
Street avg £2,261
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stourbridge district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DY8 3RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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