Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 68 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 61). The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 78.8% above the 2015 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 42.4% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
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£143,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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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
More low energy lighting installed
30 July 2015Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XF: £300,000 (2025–2024).

DY8 3RS
Closest school
0.4 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB