28 Borough Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3UT). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 17.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £217,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension, single storey front extension and new front canopy
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£217,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for 28 Borough Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,862
Street avg £1,992
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
1.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
1 February 2022Most recent
£217,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3UT: £211,000 (2023–2020).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
DY8 3YQ
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gig Mill Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB