41a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XR). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 195.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £240,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
41a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Price for 41a has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
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Price per m² for 41a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £2,170
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
40 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
52.7dB

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 changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
12 April 2022Most recent
£240,000
+45.5%over 7 years2 October 2014
£164,995
+15.4%over 3 years27 May 2011
£143,000
+142.6%over 11 years23 December 1999
£58,950
+9.2%over 1 year31 July 1998
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XR: £350,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
43.4dB