1 Brook Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 sits 84% above the 2010 sale of £299,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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1 Brook Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Brook Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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1 Brook Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£299,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 1 Brook Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,449
Street avg £2,554
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

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 system changed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and lof
22 October 2010Most recent
£299,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XF: £300,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
DY8 3UE
Closest school
0.4 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB