43a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stourbridge (DY8 3XS). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 36.6% above the 2014 sale price. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2024
43a has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
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Latest sale on 43a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 16 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 16 years.
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What we flagged
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Stourbridge Town Rail Station — railway station.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Rear of property
CONSERVATORY AT REAR.
5 September 2014Most recent
£238,000
+16.1%over 9 years23 March 2005
£205,000
+33.6%over 2 years2 December 2002
£153,500
+99.4%over 4 years30 October 1998
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DY8 3XS: £187,500 (2011–2002).

DY8 3UE
Closest school
0.4 km
Greenfield Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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