Penrose, Cobden Street, Stourbridge, DY8 3RU
About Penrose
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Penrose is a mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3RU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in February 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 345.3% above the 1997 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm.
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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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Penrose, Cobden Street, Stourbridge, DY8 3RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Penrose has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
Penrose's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£53,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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 Penrose lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£616
Street avg £2,400
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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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