5 Charles Road is a mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3UN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 60.8% above the 2020 sale of £130,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £130,000 in March 2020.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Charles Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
5 Charles Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
13 March 2020Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in DY8 3UN: £125,000 (2025–1997).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gig Mill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB