8 Cathcart Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3UZ). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 29.9% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £341,000.
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8 Cathcart Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension with roof extension to create habitable space and inst
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8 Cathcart Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£341,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 8 Cathcart Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,054
Street avg £2,773
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
5 July 2019Most recent
£341,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3UZ: £365,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
DY8 3XF
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