17 Cathcart Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 77.4% above the 2013 sale of £190,000. On the market in October 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
17 Cathcart Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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17 Cathcart Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Habitable Rooms for 17 Cathcart Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,827
Street avg £2,805
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.1 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
4 October 2013Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3UZ: £365,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
DY8 3UE
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