16 Cathcart Road is a semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 12th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–166 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 48% below the 2023 sale of £250,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 138.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in July 2023.
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16 Cathcart Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
16 Cathcart Road has no planning applications on record.
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2applications of note in the surrounding area
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16 Cathcart Road valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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CO₂ Emissions for 16 Cathcart Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
24 July 2023Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3UZ: £365,000 (2024–2019).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Greenfield Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB