18 Beale Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XP). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 35.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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18 Beale Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 18 Beale Street.
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18 Beale Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On epc rating, 18 Beale Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £2,312
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.8 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Two storey and single storey rear extension
2 August 2017Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XP: £280,000 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
10.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
DY8 3YQ
Closest school
0.3 km
Greenfield Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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