28a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 115.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £260,000. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
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28a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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28a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 26 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 26 years.
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28a is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,063
Street avg £2,457
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
8 July 2025Most recent
£260,000
-7.8%over 2 years31 March 2023
£282,000
+37.6%over 4 years22 March 2019
£205,000
+43.9%over 5 years12 July 2013
£142,500
+108.0%over 13 years1 October 1999
£68,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XF: £300,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
DY8 3PY
Closest school
0.4 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB